I wandered into Waterstone's today and they had a Sony e-reader you could play with.
1: It is UGLY.
2: When you "turn a page" the screen kind of fades to black and then comes back again on the next page. That would really bug me after a while.
3: The second page I read had two words joinedtogether like so...That's just shoddy.
I left feeling fully vindicated in our dismissal of this ridiculous toy, a classic example of a pointless technology.
If it ain't broke and has been around for thousands of years...
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1: It's less ugly than I expected, but still not very pretty. Then again, I don't particularly like most book covers, either. I like blue books ;-)
ReplyDelete2: I would get used to it, as many others have.
3: I have found typos in EVERY book I've ever read.
>>If it ain't broke and has been around for thousands of years...
Writing has been around for thousands of years in different formats. e-Books are just another format.
You may see this as a pointless technology; others don't.
Personally, I think blackberries and iPhones are pointless because I have no use for them, but if you have one, I hope you enjoy it.
Jenny,
ReplyDeleteDo you work for Sony or Watergoolies by any chance?
No, why?
ReplyDeleteWe disagree then Jenny.
ReplyDeleteThat's fine.
Loved reading this tthank you
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