tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22777475.post5047955773374879744..comments2024-03-28T08:42:27.454+00:00Comments on thequacksoflife: I remain unconvincedThe Quacks of Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05165918541194607143noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22777475.post-32805967581741066532009-08-25T12:22:06.467+01:002009-08-25T12:22:06.467+01:00I was going to add the same as diddums - I would i...I was going to add the same as diddums - I would imagine you would get eyestrain from the screen.Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409944998946748154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22777475.post-30085145118113250332009-08-20T16:24:31.699+01:002009-08-20T16:24:31.699+01:00As Tricia says, there's the screen... the glar...As Tricia says, there's the screen... the glare is probably less good for eyes than printed pages.<br /><br />At the end of the day you want to get away from the computer, not take a computery object to bed!<br /><br />When I'm not well (like with flu), books slip from my grasp easily.<br /><br />And the market for second hand books is good... they bring in money for charity shops and at church coffee mornings. Take that away, and you take away a source of funds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22777475.post-90787959956171407402009-08-20T01:09:29.711+01:002009-08-20T01:09:29.711+01:00I agree Pete. I might be a bit old fashioned this ...I agree Pete. I might be a bit old fashioned this way but I hate to rely on gadgets for everything. I would hate to be stuck on a three hour flight with nothing to do because the reader/ipod/whatever ran out of charge. I carry a "real" book on all my trips for this reason. <br />Jan- thats what the used book store is for!!! plus its cheaper.Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09796154151854255635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22777475.post-10144312994380420512009-08-19T19:25:57.046+01:002009-08-19T19:25:57.046+01:00Me too...luddite! A friend of mine has an e-reade...Me too...luddite! A friend of mine has an e-reader and is always singing its praise. Not for me thanks!oldcrow61https://www.blogger.com/profile/08037896874383359258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22777475.post-31685029851317315702009-08-18T22:31:03.209+01:002009-08-18T22:31:03.209+01:00Yes I agree that it would be very convenient to ca...Yes I agree that it would be very convenient to carry about an e-book but not pleasurable to read at all. Another screen to look at.....<br /><br />There's something so tactile about a book; the pleasure of opening the first page; the layout of the pages and any illustrations; the typeface used and the anticipation of turning the next page - just curling up with a real paper book.......Tricia Ryderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05010432313312804286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22777475.post-27338692062419359402009-08-18T20:20:00.438+01:002009-08-18T20:20:00.438+01:00I don't read much these days but can see where...I don't read much these days but can see where you are coming from. However, I think we should do all we can to stop chopping down the trees to make paper. So I would be all for the e-books.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651807465859935301noreply@blogger.com