tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746549356331646438.post9128471592549453301..comments2024-03-27T04:26:32.491-05:00Comments on One Poet's Notes: Weekend Thoughts on Transitions in PublicationEdward Byrnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09840825927726253150noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746549356331646438.post-73512572186752539422011-07-30T13:27:58.334-05:002011-07-30T13:27:58.334-05:00Paper or e-reader:
To read a book, you need a tab...Paper or e-reader:<br /><br />To read a book, you need a table to put your coffee on.<br /><br />Have you ever tried to stabilize a table with a Kindle?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746549356331646438.post-59769234275365452962011-07-28T16:53:15.378-05:002011-07-28T16:53:15.378-05:00As the son and brother of librarians, I have alway...As the son and brother of librarians, I have always loved the printed books. I also love the convenience of electronic books.<br /><br />Printed books may well end up as works of art. Beautiful books have always been around and not just for art and photography .<br /><br />As with many objets d'art, the purchase of such books will become increasingly limited to the wealthy or those willing to forgo other pleasures to enable purchase of such books.<br /><br />While I am by no means entranced by such an outcome, it seems almost inevitable.RFYorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370379965788526986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746549356331646438.post-47728316484386454532011-07-28T11:02:16.468-05:002011-07-28T11:02:16.468-05:00An interesting corollary to this subject was discu...An interesting corollary to this subject was discussed on a recent Diane Rehm show about whether children should be taught to write in cursive or not. The process of writing is in a transitional stage similar to that of publishing.Pat Valdatanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746549356331646438.post-46021783366555338952011-07-28T09:54:03.702-05:002011-07-28T09:54:03.702-05:00I would note two other major differences between e...I would note two other major differences between electronic and print media. On the one hand, as a personally more tactile learner, I better absorb information when I can physically measure my progress and interact with the text by scribbling in the margins. On the other hand, my biggest qualm with being a physical book lover has more to do with the use of paper and deforestation in a world with more and more books but fewer and fewer trees. I think we need to get better at sustainable book production if we are to continue printing them off at the rate we must be printing now.John Linstromhttp://windandweather.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746549356331646438.post-56715806042475086352011-07-28T09:25:48.789-05:002011-07-28T09:25:48.789-05:00It can be such a thrilling experience to hold a be...It can be such a thrilling experience to hold a beautifully printed book in the hands. To hold and read a book before turning out the lights each night is not an experience equalled with a Kindle. And yet I'm amazed and delighted with what is being done with technology to bring digital collection of books and artwork to all of us who otherwise might never have an opportunity to view them. <br /><br />You and I are of a generation who grew up with print but are successful in embracing the digital. My son, soon to be 23, is lucky enough enough also to have cultivated a love of books held in the hand, and he's even taken to collecting old records while honing his proficiency in downloading iTunes. <br /><br />I, for one, hope print will never disappear, even as I hope to be around to revel in all the marvelous discoveries our digital technologies have yet to bring us.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.com