Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The Best Format to Read a Book
In The Chronicle of Higher Education, Ann Kirschner experiments with Reading Dickens Four Different Ways, ranging from old-fashioned print to new technologies: paperback, audiobook, Kindle, and iphone. This article gives a glimpse into format options for reading traditional texts that future generations of ECC students may prefer or come expect.
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On the Media also did a piece on this story. For those who would prefer to listen (http://bit.ly/ceJ9Z). The funny thing is that some of what she said, I said the day before to a friend while we were camping and he was making fun of my Kindle.
ReplyDelete"So if you love books so much, why do you use a Kindle?"
"I guess its not so much books I love, but reading," I said.