Re: Magazines biting the dust


"Jack Sallade" <jsallade_not@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ed,
You're kidding right? I can understand that small print is a problem
for the seniors but for anything longer than what will fit on a single
page I absolutely HATE reading material on a computer. I'll print out
anything over a couple pages before I melt my eyes looking at a monitor!
Much less eye strain reading from a nice printed page. Even worse, have
you ever noticed that you can read a book and have no memory of turning
pages??? It's so easy and automatic you don't have to stop and think to do
it and then remember where you were on the page before. I've tried things
like Zinio Reader for magazines and never have gotten comfortable with the
interface. Certainly I love the search options for reference materials
that electronic media allows but if I just want to sit down and enjoy a
good long read I've got to have a real printed page. Someone desperately
needs to create an ebook standard interface that would look and act more
like a real book before I'll be happy to read from it. I have to read
hundreds of pages of technical material every month and that means I burn
hundreds of pages off our laser printer at work 'cause I just can't do it
on the laptop without serious eye strain and continual re-reading due to
the page turning thing. The Human interface part of this technology has a
long way to go. Ohhh and don't forget how good the feel of a nice leather
bound tome feels in the hands and the smell! Let's get that included as
well... OK, I've written the specs for it so somebody go make a fortune
from it!!!

Jack


Believe me, Jack, I know exactly where you are coming from. However, my
problem has to do with diabetes affected vision. My prescription virtually
changes from day-to-day, therefore, reading glasses are a near impossibility
for me.

I used to consume two or three books a week with many magazines and work
sheets/tech manuals thrown in to boot. But not any longer. I miss reading a
great deal.

Ed Cregger



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