books vs ebook

[Neville Bailey]

I agree - I never suffer from eye fatigue when reading my Kindle.

The reason for this is that there is no backlight in the screen, so no screen flickering. Also, there is never any glare on the Kindle screen - in fact, the brighter the ambient light, the easier it is to read the Kindle.

[AndyD]

I would agree, the Kindle screen technology is streets ahead of other options.

[adrianh]

Remember the old Etch A Sketch devices that all little kids had to have many many years ago...that is a Kindle screen. That is exactly why the device uses so little power. The screen is cleared, the page is rendered and the machine goes back to sleep.

[AndyD]

That's a pretty good analagy. I've never figured out why they bothered putting an 'off' switch on them, maybe it was a psychological thing and they thought people would be confused if it didn't have one.

[adrianh]

Yes, the analogy seems appropriate.

[Justloadit]

Its probably using this technology e-ink, which I became aware of in 1997, and tried to become a local distributor, but at the time there was a Japanese printing company interested in buying the original founding company out, as the technology had so many interesting applications. Eventually they were bought out, and if I am not mistaken, Phillips was involved.

Here is the original site http://www.eink.com/technology.html
Check out how the ink works, it's really a smart concept.

[mikilianis]

Hi adrianh you say that There is no DRM that can't be cracked...suffice to say that anything an everything is available for free if you know where to look and what tools to use I recently converted to reading ebooks on my Galaxy tablet and find the ebooks are expensive the ones that I want to read there are loads of free downloadable books but they seem to be the ones that nobody wants to read I am trying to get a book called The Narrow Road To The Deep North by Richard Flanagan any helpful sugestions

[Thato89]

Paper books will always be special in their own way. However, technology is quickly taking over the world. What this means, is that essentially eBooks will become more important in the future. I personally think nothing quite compares to the smell of an old book

[Amahle Dladsa]

E-books are portable, easy to store, and easy to spread, but at the same time they are more prone to copyright issues. I often read e-books now but I prefer the texture of physical books.

[Blurock]

I've always been fond of reading, but have never finished reading any downloaded E-book. Rather give me the real thing!

[sherinemuasher]

Books are obviously physical copies while ebooks are virtual alternatives. It’s really a matter of preference because there are a lot of people who will be okay with reading both but there is a matter of convenience with this since there are a lot of people who are okay with reading with their tablet or smartphone without any issues there.

[mightytrader]

My preference is physical copies.