Comments on: Traditional Book vs. eBook Smackdown: Round Two (ding!) http://jpsblog.org/blog/2009/07/22/traditional-book-vs-ebook-smackdown-round-two-ding/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:31:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: book cover http://jpsblog.org/blog/2009/07/22/traditional-book-vs-ebook-smackdown-round-two-ding/#comment-80028 book cover Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:31:23 +0000 http://jpsblog.org/?p=625#comment-80028 <strong>book cover...</strong> [...]Traditional Book vs. eBook Smackdown: Round Two (ding!) | JPS[...]... book cover…

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]]> By: Are Paper Books Dead? | WinePress of Words http://jpsblog.org/blog/2009/07/22/traditional-book-vs-ebook-smackdown-round-two-ding/#comment-10488 Are Paper Books Dead? | WinePress of Words Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:29:34 +0000 http://jpsblog.org/?p=625#comment-10488 [...] Naomi quoting a fellow blogger in the Jewish Publication Society Blog 7 22 09: “Reading is a sensory experience in addition to being a way to gather information and to be [...] [...] Naomi quoting a fellow blogger in the Jewish Publication Society Blog 7 22 09: “Reading is a sensory experience in addition to being a way to gather information and to be [...]

]]> By: The Open Siddur Project Development Blog / http://jpsblog.org/blog/2009/07/22/traditional-book-vs-ebook-smackdown-round-two-ding/#comment-4245 The Open Siddur Project Development Blog / Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:00:17 +0000 http://jpsblog.org/?p=625#comment-4245 [...] of the Book”, similar to J.T. Waldman’s posts on JPS’ blog last June and July last year. Considering e-readers and e-book formats, Brodsky [...] [...] of the Book”, similar to J.T. Waldman’s posts on JPS’ blog last June and July last year. Considering e-readers and e-book formats, Brodsky [...]

]]> By: Michael Makovi http://jpsblog.org/blog/2009/07/22/traditional-book-vs-ebook-smackdown-round-two-ding/#comment-890 Michael Makovi Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:32:31 +0000 http://jpsblog.org/?p=625#comment-890 And don't forget, on Saturday afternoons, some I us won't be able to use the Kindle at all! I think the ideal would be to be able to buy both the physical and electronic copies in a package. That way, you get both the tactile feeling and the text-searchability. And of course, for old out-of-print books, or for niche books with an insufficient audience to warrant a print run, the electronic versions could allow the small dedicated audience access. And don’t forget, on Saturday afternoons, some I us won’t be able to use the Kindle at all!

I think the ideal would be to be able to buy both the physical and electronic copies in a package. That way, you get both the tactile feeling and the text-searchability.

And of course, for old out-of-print books, or for niche books with an insufficient audience to warrant a print run, the electronic versions could allow the small dedicated audience access.

]]> By: Climbing Sinai » Blog Archive » Finis: A Jewish Literary Roundup http://jpsblog.org/blog/2009/07/22/traditional-book-vs-ebook-smackdown-round-two-ding/#comment-227 Climbing Sinai » Blog Archive » Finis: A Jewish Literary Roundup Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:08:29 +0000 http://jpsblog.org/?p=625#comment-227 [...] ● According to Beattie’s Book Blog, Merlin Digital has just launched the slimmest e-book device in the market.  Is this development good or bad for the book world?  It all depends on how you look at it, I suppose. [...] [...] ● According to Beattie’s Book Blog, Merlin Digital has just launched the slimmest e-book device in the market.  Is this development good or bad for the book world?  It all depends on how you look at it, I suppose. [...]

]]> By: Finis: A Jewish Literary Roundup | JPS http://jpsblog.org/blog/2009/07/22/traditional-book-vs-ebook-smackdown-round-two-ding/#comment-172 Finis: A Jewish Literary Roundup | JPS Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:47:32 +0000 http://jpsblog.org/?p=625#comment-172 [...] ● According to Beattie’s Book Blog, Merlin Digital has just launched the slimmest e-book device in the market.  Is this development good or bad for the book world?  It all depends on how you look at it, I suppose. [...] [...] ● According to Beattie’s Book Blog, Merlin Digital has just launched the slimmest e-book device in the market.  Is this development good or bad for the book world?  It all depends on how you look at it, I suppose. [...]

]]> By: Laura Weakley http://jpsblog.org/blog/2009/07/22/traditional-book-vs-ebook-smackdown-round-two-ding/#comment-120 Laura Weakley Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:40:13 +0000 http://jpsblog.org/?p=625#comment-120 I have to agree with you Naomi that there's a big difference between e-books and the real thing. There is nothing quite the same as perusing bookshelf upon bookshelf of the real thing! Being a book collector myself, I don't feel e-books will ever replace actual books. I do however understand the efficacy of e-books. I always carry a book with me for times I have to wait; in line or in a doctor's office, etc. Carrying an e-book reader is a lot lighter and easier to carry. If you are a writer, as I am, when the technology of e-book readers is capable of highlighting and being able to cut and paste onto a fresh blank page, would be helpful (if it could cite references for you even better!). It would also be helpful to have reference materials in your hand . This would make it much easier to go anywhere and write. You won't have to worry about internet connections, or internet distractions for that matter. Just like everything else, there are positive and negative applications for objects. But there is no way in my opinion that e-books will ever replace the real thing! Spiritually Yours, Laura Weakley I have to agree with you Naomi that there’s a big difference between e-books and the real thing. There is nothing quite the same as perusing bookshelf upon bookshelf of the real thing!

Being a book collector myself, I don’t feel e-books will ever replace actual books. I do however understand the efficacy of e-books. I always carry a book with me for times I have to wait; in line or in a doctor’s office, etc. Carrying an e-book reader is a lot lighter and easier to carry. If you are a writer, as I am, when the technology of e-book readers is capable of highlighting and being able to cut and paste onto a fresh blank page, would be helpful (if it could cite references for you even better!). It would also be helpful to have reference materials in your hand . This would make it much easier to go anywhere and write. You won’t have to worry about internet connections, or internet distractions for that matter.

Just like everything else, there are positive and negative applications for objects. But there is no way in my opinion that e-books will ever replace the real thing!

Spiritually Yours,
Laura Weakley

]]> By: AdsBidWorld » Blog Archive » Traditional Book vs. eBook Smackdown: Round Two (ding!) | JPS http://jpsblog.org/blog/2009/07/22/traditional-book-vs-ebook-smackdown-round-two-ding/#comment-112 AdsBidWorld » Blog Archive » Traditional Book vs. eBook Smackdown: Round Two (ding!) | JPS Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:57:58 +0000 http://jpsblog.org/?p=625#comment-112 [...] is the original:  Traditional Book vs. eBook Smackdown: Round Two (ding!) | JPS Tags: a-way-for, are-incredibly, ebooks, even-thousands, for-example, forever-alter, likely-going, [...] [...] is the original:  Traditional Book vs. eBook Smackdown: Round Two (ding!) | JPS Tags: a-way-for, are-incredibly, ebooks, even-thousands, for-example, forever-alter, likely-going, [...]

]]> By: Aharon Varady http://jpsblog.org/blog/2009/07/22/traditional-book-vs-ebook-smackdown-round-two-ding/#comment-111 Aharon Varady Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:33:41 +0000 http://jpsblog.org/?p=625#comment-111 All sorts of forgotten technologies also had and held nostalgic value -- the more tactile the better even. Examples: the immediacy of precious value of letter writing with quill and ink and impressions of ring on envelope with a hot wax seal, the aesthetic appeal of organic "imperfections" and richness of architecture not designed with AutoCAD, and the heady smell of gasoline at the refilling station (oops, we're still doing that). Once a new technology is picked up and becomes ubiquitous enough, all those value become the domain of quaint antiquarians and their romantic hobbies. Distribute enough e-book readers to children and young adults and they'll never discover the musty smell of acid-rich decaying paper. Instead they'll discover aesthetic attachments to their e-book devices and their experiences with them. Who among us who grew up with Commodore 64s, Tandy's, or Nintendos, doesn't harbor some aesthtic nostalgia for those (now obsolete) technologies. The only thing that doesn't pass with technological change is the experience of nostalgia. All sorts of forgotten technologies also had and held nostalgic value — the more tactile the better even. Examples: the immediacy of precious value of letter writing with quill and ink and impressions of ring on envelope with a hot wax seal, the aesthetic appeal of organic “imperfections” and richness of architecture not designed with AutoCAD, and the heady smell of gasoline at the refilling station (oops, we’re still doing that). Once a new technology is picked up and becomes ubiquitous enough, all those value become the domain of quaint antiquarians and their romantic hobbies. Distribute enough e-book readers to children and young adults and they’ll never discover the musty smell of acid-rich decaying paper. Instead they’ll discover aesthetic attachments to their e-book devices and their experiences with them. Who among us who grew up with Commodore 64s, Tandy’s, or Nintendos, doesn’t harbor some aesthtic nostalgia for those (now obsolete) technologies. The only thing that doesn’t pass with technological change is the experience of nostalgia.

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