tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post8773660761428374243..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: Guest editor Monica Harris: The e-reader questionKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-80411351386889323882011-10-21T05:55:44.655-04:002011-10-21T05:55:44.655-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Samual Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955865199286775907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-1286393861524410392011-10-04T19:36:41.833-04:002011-10-04T19:36:41.833-04:00I love my Kindle... I can "curl up with it&qu...I love my Kindle... I can "curl up with it" just fine, it doesn't feel cold or remote to me at all, not with my fire red leather cover!<br />I am one of those people that if left alone for a few minutes on a bus or out eating... I will read anything, I love having my "books" with me.<br />I will admit, it's a little harder to go back and find out who that one character is that you know was mentioned in the beginning of the book... but so far, that is my only complaint... and I'm old :) almost 59!folenadventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651812658222768463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-45313539522801019962011-10-02T20:14:39.822-04:002011-10-02T20:14:39.822-04:00My son gave me a Kindle for my birthday. I can now...My son gave me a Kindle for my birthday. I can now not only afford to subscribe to all the magazines I want (a $30 savings on Smithsonian alone), I can carry them with me wherever I go. I mention magazines specifically because I have more trouble paying attention to a physical edition, what with ads and the interesting things you run across while looking for "continued on page 83." <br /><br />Reading on the web can make completing a specific task more difficult -- it is all too easy to click a link and lose hours down a rabbit hole. However, those lost hours are spent increasing and deepening my knowledge of the topic.<br />On the whole I think how long a person spends focused on an activity such as reading depends on how well that activity engages them; how well it rewards their investment.KeVin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-60895482985641333012011-10-02T04:28:19.350-04:002011-10-02T04:28:19.350-04:00I agree with Jewel, e-Readers will increase readin...I agree with Jewel, e-Readers will increase reading among children. This has been a God-send for me, living in a part of the world where it is difficult and costly to get physical books. <br /><br />It is an interesting suggestion that one might absorb less with an e-Reader. True, there is quite a charm attached to curling up with a book and in comparison, an electronic device seems cold. I will avoid giving my children multi-function readers, as I can only imagine the potential for distraction, but I am not sure it is much different from reading a book in a room with other electronic devices nearby.<br /><br />I have not seen any evidence that they absorb any less. On the contrary, they are more likely to look up a word since they can do it right away, than they would if they had to go to another book. If they are reading a series, and something seems incongruous, they can switch to the other book in the series to check out the detail. Occasionally they highlight something to share with me later.Carol Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065567283392455396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-90355225684350024952011-10-01T19:48:23.369-04:002011-10-01T19:48:23.369-04:00It would be really nice if there was a side by sid...It would be really nice if there was a side by side study where students were given the same books in e-book format and physical books and then tested for retention of the material. I don't know if such a study has been done, but I haven't seen one thus far.<br /><br />I, like you, feel that physical activity leads to increased retention and thus the actions involved in reading a physical book may confer an advantage to retaining the material. But until scientific evidence suggests that there is an advantage of e-books over physical book on retention or vici versa, it is just a belief.<br /><br />One thing I can say though, I think e-books will increase reading among youths.Jewel Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813773386476356666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-38112382452938539432011-10-01T16:15:08.229-04:002011-10-01T16:15:08.229-04:00Welcome back, Monica!
I too have deep reservatio...Welcome back, Monica! <br /><br />I too have deep reservations about e-books. I've started reading them but the experience of reading a paper book is far more satisfying to me.<br /><br />The problem with technology is that it often seems wonderful out of the gate but later on there's that struggle to deal with negative effects and complications very few people anticipated.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-64317488915739023682011-09-30T22:26:13.459-04:002011-09-30T22:26:13.459-04:00Waving "Hello" to my first editor! Welco...Waving "Hello" to my first editor! Welcome, Monica.<br /><br />Strange, but long ago there was talk that computers would lead to people being isolated and disconnected to others. Instead the opposite happened for many. The computer is another tool that people use to meet others, and to arrange to meet face2face. <br /><br />Technology, like all changes, can lead to startlingly wonderful, and unexpected, results. <br /><br />Hey, Monica, the bad girl character in Night Magic (the very first book I sold, and you were the editor who bought it) is back. Thanks for helping my first novel greet the world!Lynn Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10428256353142864469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-67058210319601134252011-09-30T09:26:35.726-04:002011-09-30T09:26:35.726-04:00It seems likely to me that the act of reading, whe...It seems likely to me that the act of reading, whether on a page or an ereader is not that different. The key is where they are reading and the attention they are paying. If someone is kicked back on the couch reading a book or a kindle, I doubt there's any difference in how they process the material. But if they are reading and working, as in school perhaps, at the same time then the processing will be much less deep.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com