Comments on: Thoughts on Everything is Miscellaneous, Part 2

By: Servant of the Most High

Servant of the Most High — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:47:00 +0000

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By: davidleeking

davidleeking — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:51:21 +0000

The encoded/format/media thing can be taken care of by XML, so that’s not so much of an issue anymore. I agree that right now, print works best – I just don’t think it always will.

By: davidleeking

davidleeking — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:51:00 +0000

The encoded/format/media thing can be taken care of by XML, so that’s not so much of an issue anymore. I agree that right now, print works best – I just don’t think it always will.

By: Kate Crowe

Kate Crowe — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 06:17:51 +0000

Print books also have another advantage: unlike digital books, they’re not encoded in a format that requires compatible media in order to access them…media that will likely become obsolete and necessary to upgrade in the near future.

Until this becomes less of an issue, I’ll keep saying, “When in doubt, print it out.”

By: Kate Crowe

Kate Crowe — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 06:17:00 +0000

Until this becomes less of an issue, I’ll keep saying, “When in doubt, print it out.”

By: John Miedema

John Miedema — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:59:48 +0000

The list of advantages of print is really quite long. The ones you mention are very important. Many of the advantages have to do with our need for a particular physical relationship with knowledge that is best represented by print and the book, e.g., the flow of text, and alternation of pages for comparison. Paper output is greater than ever in the digital age. Why? More information means a *greater* need to read, hence more paper.

I would like to recommend: Sellen and Harper (2002): The myth of the paperless office. They examine the affordances offered by paper and recommend the design of better digital devices that complement the ongoing use of paper.

I can’t say there won’t be a better eBook in the future. There are very interesting trends to make computers more like books rather than books more like computers, e.g., digital paper. If they can make an eBook as good as a print book, I’ll be the first one in line!

By: John Miedema

John Miedema — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:59:00 +0000

By: davidleeking

davidleeking — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:26:36 +0000

Why is reading always better in print? Because screens aren’t that good, and because of portability and comfort issues perhaps? Because of expense? What else?

I think those types of things will change – prices will come down, innovations will happen (and are already). No – current e-readers won’t cut it. But future devices probably will. But then, that’s just me…

By: davidleeking

davidleeking — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:26:00 +0000

Why is reading always better in print? Because screens aren’t that good, and because of portability and comfort issues perhaps? Because of expense? What else?

By: John Miedema

John Miedema — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:15:06 +0000

David LK, you said: “But libraries (and bookstores) tend to have people browsing the shelves – ”

To me, *searching* for information will give way to digital technology. Perhaps we will have virtual shelves like LibraryThing. (This does mean a potential end to shelf browsing, at least in complex information environments).

But *reading* is always better in print. Maybe I will read snippets online, but for pleasure or sustained reading, print is always the superior technology. Here’s where physical formats will persist. Here’s where the mapping to simple physical items will occur.