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I've made little headway into ebooks, for a number of reasons: a lot of the books I want to read are not available in electronic form; a lot of the books I want
by tjr 13y ago
I've made little headway into ebooks, for a number of reasons: a lot of the books I want to read are not available in electronic form; a lot of the books I want to read I already own paper copies of, and I feel little incentive to buy them again; I find that I usually prefer reading in paper form rather than electronic form, especially for anything longer than a couple of pages or so.
That said, I have recently read several novels on my phone, and found that to be a surprisingly pleasant and effective way to read fiction.
Alas, the recent disclosures have fanned the flames of personal privacy and free software idealism in my thinking, reducing what little fondness I had grown for ebooks.
- brador 13y agoEbooks and privacy? I'm not seeing the link, explain?
- tjr 13y agoThings like: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304870304577490950051438304.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230487030457749... And more generally, moreso from the free software angle: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/the-danger-of-ebooks.html http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/the-danger-of-ebooks.html Of course, there are suppliers of ebooks besides Amazon, or besides Apple, who do not infringe upon at least most such concerns.
- brador 13y agoInteresting. You can root a nook, root, load your ebooks through android apps, enjoy eink, with some privacy? Also, turn off wifi and load the ebooks through memory card.
- chiph 13y agoIf the government can monitor your book purchases, you don't get the protection that a good librarian can give you against PATRIOT Act intrusions.
- tjr 13y agoThat's true of paper books also, depending on how and where you purchase them. Buying from (say) Amazon in either paper or electronic form is probably not in your best interest if you don't want anyone to know what you bought.