People Who Should Know Better Still Don't Get It Dept: While reading the forums at WritersDigest.com, I ran across some truly disturbing commentary by fellow writers. The question was an old one, "will ebooks take off"? Here's a typical answer.
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Written By: Diana L. Silva
Subject: E-Trends
Winter is here and my favorite pastime is to snuggle close to the fire with a steaming mug and a good novel. I live on the coast and in the winter months we often lose power due to high winds. Snuggling under a goose down comforter with a novel and reading by candle and oil lamp is worth the effort.
To fire up the gas generator to read an e-book doesn't thrill me.
In the summer, to relax, I hit the beach with a towel, a SoBe and a book. My computer just doesn't fit in the picture.
A novel equals relaxation, my computer equals WORK.
Some things in life are meant to stay simple.
Thank you.
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How many times do I have to tell people that ebooks aren't just for desktop PCs? In fact, I'd say that they're not for desktops at all. I read more ebooks than anyone I know, and I never read on a desktop. Ebooks, when read on a Palm, Pocket PC or (shudder) a REB, are just as portable as pbooks. Am I the only one that realizes this?
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Written By: Diana L. Silva
Subject: E-Trends
Winter is here and my favorite pastime is to snuggle close to the fire with a steaming mug and a good novel. I live on the coast and in the winter months we often lose power due to high winds. Snuggling under a goose down comforter with a novel and reading by candle and oil lamp is worth the effort.
To fire up the gas generator to read an e-book doesn't thrill me.
In the summer, to relax, I hit the beach with a towel, a SoBe and a book. My computer just doesn't fit in the picture.
A novel equals relaxation, my computer equals WORK.
Some things in life are meant to stay simple.
Thank you.
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How many times do I have to tell people that ebooks aren't just for desktop PCs? In fact, I'd say that they're not for desktops at all. I read more ebooks than anyone I know, and I never read on a desktop. Ebooks, when read on a Palm, Pocket PC or (shudder) a REB, are just as portable as pbooks. Am I the only one that realizes this?
