Comments on: Learning to read http://www.dystel.com/blog/2015/01/learning-to-read/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 By: Dave Sosnowski http://www.dystel.com/blog/2015/01/learning-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-40405 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:34:38 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=11008#comment-40405 The idea of a wall between content has potential, especially if there’s some deterrent like a sign-on requirement to waste time on Facebook or YouTube (perhaps with a timeout feature where you have to sign-in again after X minutes). I don’t see Amazon doing that on the Fire, though, seeing as they want to encourage our ADD and the electronic checkout impulse buys that come with it.

]]> By: Miriam http://www.dystel.com/blog/2015/01/learning-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-40389 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:58:44 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=11008#comment-40389 Thing is, guys, that I have earlier Kindles that were more “book friendly” but managing all the different devices and their content can be a major headache so I’m trying to keep it simple (and all in one place). Maybe Amazon needs to design a Kindle with a split personality where you log out of the non-book media content area and into an exclusive book area. What do you think?

]]> By: Dave Sosnowski http://www.dystel.com/blog/2015/01/learning-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-40383 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 14:33:16 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=11008#comment-40383 My observations are similar to Anthony’s, with some elaborations. I have both the Kindle Fire and the 3rd generation eInk Kindle. The first is for video and shopping; the second is for reading. While I agree with all the tactile and olfactory pleasures that come with reading an honest-to-god book, the eInk Kindle has many advantages of its own, beyond its portability. Being able to adjust the font pleases my aging eyes; not having to prop a book open when exercising or out at a restaurant is a welcome luxury. Also, the absence of distracting, competing media on my old-school Kindle is a plus, while not being able to easily flip to the end of a chapter tends to result in my reading longer than I usually would during a single sitting. Lastly, I love how all books weigh the same on my Kindle, which makes previously daunting tomes quite a bit tamer (said the guy who waited until he had a Kindle to read — and enjoy — Moby-Dick).

]]> By: Anthony Pacheco http://www.dystel.com/blog/2015/01/learning-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-40360 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 20:50:23 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=11008#comment-40360 Something to note there is quite a bit of difference for some people between an eInk reader and a reader with a mobile LCD screen.

For me the advantages of my Kindle Papwewhite are enormous, especially over my laptop, the iPad, or a physical book. Everything from battery life to it size to the wonderful eInk make the technology well-suited to reading. For some people, an LCD-based screen just doesn’t past muster.

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