tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post2679411934575793297..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: eBooks -- Fad or portentJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-33595697360956428992011-12-18T17:32:12.792-07:002011-12-18T17:32:12.792-07:00I have never read an eBook. I like to sit by the...I have never read an eBook. I like to sit by the window and have a cup of tea or a glass of wine and read. <br /><br /> I can take it with me and read when I have a moment, I have a library card and I am a donor to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. I like to go to Barnes and Nobles and peruse the new arrivals and decide which to read next. <br /><br />I have two computers, an iPod and an Android phone, plus a family iPad. I just love to sit and read a book and do not have to worry about it disappearing with a hard drive malfunction. I can pass the book on or lend it to a friend.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-42242517624996758812011-12-18T14:49:08.277-07:002011-12-18T14:49:08.277-07:00I like the physical book because I can let my chil...I like the physical book because I can let my children handle them all they want without worrying about a fairly significant investment being damaged. There is no way I would let my two-year-old read a book on an ipad unsupervised, but I have no problem letting him sit alone in his room flipping through his books. Physical books still have their advantages.<br /><br />My other problem with ebooks is that if they become the primary method of reading, people who don't have a lot of money will be at a distinct disadvantage. If there's no longer a library and you can't afford a device for reading your books online, where does that put you?RT and Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869535583945601736noreply@blogger.com