October 14th, 2009 / 9:10 pm
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The tools (as usual) are neutral. It’s up to us to insist that onscreen reading enhance, not replace, traditional book reading. It’s up to us to remember that the medium is not the message; that the meaning and music of the words is what matters, not the glitzy vehicle they arrive in.

from David Gerlenter, in this presentation: Does the Brain Like E-Books?

8 Comments

  1. October 15th, 2009 / 6:18 pm Matthias Rascher—

      Impressive words, I cannot but agree. E-books seem to be more common in the States already than over here in Germany, where publishers are still loath to move into the e-business. And in Germany, the big publishers have a lot of power.
      “Slowing the Kindle Revolution: German Publishers Putting Kibosh on E-Books” (Oct 15, 2009) http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,655422,00.html

  2. October 15th, 2009 / 2:18 pm Matthias Rascher—

      Impressive words, I cannot but agree. E-books seem to be more common in the States already than over here in Germany, where publishers are still loath to move into the e-business. And in Germany, the big publishers have a lot of power.
      “Slowing the Kindle Revolution: German Publishers Putting Kibosh on E-Books” (Oct 15, 2009) http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,655422,00.html

  3. October 15th, 2009 / 7:17 pm davidpeak—

      and not one of them mentioned bear parade. lame.

  4. October 15th, 2009 / 3:17 pm davidpeak—

      and not one of them mentioned bear parade. lame.

  5. October 16th, 2009 / 2:28 am Jonny Ross—

      do those things go asplode in four years, like my ipud did?

  6. October 15th, 2009 / 10:28 pm Jonny Ross—

      do those things go asplode in four years, like my ipud did?

  7. October 16th, 2009 / 2:30 am Nathan (Nate) Tyree—

      My eyePods went splode in six months. You must be lucky. You win six internets and two googlynets for that

  8. October 15th, 2009 / 10:30 pm Nathan (Nate) Tyree—

      My eyePods went splode in six months. You must be lucky. You win six internets and two googlynets for that