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How do you consider what the Kindle does different from electronic paper? Matching the true physical dimensions of paper seems impractical when you no longer ne
by awj 15y ago
How do you consider what the Kindle does different from electronic paper? Matching the true physical dimensions of paper seems impractical when you no longer need more than one page.
After about a year on the Kindle, I just finished re-reading a set of novels. Maybe I just don't find it as important, but the impossibility of losing my place and inline dictionary beat out any physicality problems.
- keiferski 15y agoWell, I don't know much about electronic paper, so I could be mistaken. I was thinking the ideal would be a physical book-like object whose pages were changeable. It's about physically having a book in my hands. The kindle, while more efficient, just feels awkward. To me, it's the same as reading on a computer, minus the eye strain. It has no style or substance, like a book; it's just a piece of plastic/metal.
- Scriptor 15y agoI actually had the opposite experience. I have both the electronic version and the paper version of a very large book. While it is fun in a nostalgic way to read it from the book, it's really awkward to read it anywhere other than a table with something to tilt it. The kindle I can take anywhere and be quite comfortable with it. For example, reading it while lying sideways in bed is a piece of cake.