Mar
19

Ten Reasons eReaders Will Never Replace Paper Books

Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love my eReader.  It holds almost 200 books so far (of which I’ve read maybe 20) and has space for several hundred more without even adding external media!  It’s truly a revolutionary device, but I would never go so far as to swear off my old-fashioned printed books.  Call it nostalgia, call it stubbornness, call it whatever you want – I’ll never give up on the thick tomes that weight down that shelf in the corner of my room.  They mean more to me than just their storied pages. [Read more...]

Mar
01

Paperback vs. Siliconback

Some time ago I joined the debate over digital media readers.  I will always argue that having both paperback books and ebooks available is the right way to go – we should never be forced to make a choice between new technology and nostalgic print.  But the other day I saw an even more interesting argument in the pages of the Oregonian. [Read more...]