Comments on: How ebooks will replace printed books http://adrianshort.co.uk/2010/02/03/how-ebooks-will-replace-printed-books/ Design, citizenship and the city Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:36:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: MrG http://adrianshort.co.uk/2010/02/03/how-ebooks-will-replace-printed-books/comment-page-1/#comment-799 MrG Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:01:16 +0000 http://adrianshort.co.uk/?p=508#comment-799 This made me envisage a future where I walk into someones living room and am NOT faced with walls covered in shelves groaning with the weight of old books which were read only once (if they were lucky). Without all this "padding" (reverting to css-think now) rooms will be larger or maybe rooms can become smaller, cheaper to heat etc. On the downside, I wont be able to make that sweeping scan of titles which might provide the briefest hatched thumbnail about the background and past interests of the owner of the room - but I guess I'll be doing that from his/her FOAF file or online profile somehow. You just opened a little window onto the future for me, thanks. This made me envisage a future where I walk into someones living room and am NOT faced with walls covered in shelves groaning with the weight of old books which were read only once (if they were lucky).

Without all this “padding” (reverting to css-think now) rooms will be larger or maybe rooms can become smaller, cheaper to heat etc.

On the downside, I wont be able to make that sweeping scan of titles which might provide the briefest hatched thumbnail about the background and past interests of the owner of the room – but I guess I’ll be doing that from his/her FOAF file or online profile somehow.

You just opened a little window onto the future for me, thanks.

]]> By: Graham Dash http://adrianshort.co.uk/2010/02/03/how-ebooks-will-replace-printed-books/comment-page-1/#comment-795 Graham Dash Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:11:18 +0000 http://adrianshort.co.uk/?p=508#comment-795 But the iPad doesn't use e-ink which will make it uncomfortable to read as is a laptop screen. Until there's a colour e-ink e-book reader or tablet I'm keeping away. I do agree though with your overall view in comparing the e-book with cameras. But the iPad doesn’t use e-ink which will make it uncomfortable to read as is a laptop screen. Until there’s a colour e-ink e-book reader or tablet I’m keeping away.
I do agree though with your overall view in comparing the e-book with cameras.

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