http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/06/iphone-reading-pro-and-con-views/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:05:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/06/iphone-reading-pro-and-con-views/comment-page-1/#comment-998475 Gary Frost Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:35:59 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2009/01/06/iphone-reading-pro-and-con-views/#comment-998475 With a paper book the reader is the interface. This economy of navigation has a number of attributes and legibility is one of them. To begin there is nothing more illegible than a black screen. This level of illegibility is disturbing as the reader must consider battery life, the instability of a life of e-reading and the uncertainties of navigation back for re-reading years later. Another economy of navigation is the two page spread in paper format; you don't need to change the view for every page. Also you can easily cross reference between various paper books. Also the navigation is quicker in paper for transition between storage, selection, opening and delivery. With a paper book the reader is the interface. This economy of navigation has a number of attributes and legibility is one of them. To begin there is nothing more illegible than a black screen. This level of illegibility is disturbing as the reader must consider battery life, the instability of a life of e-reading and the uncertainties of navigation back for re-reading years later. Another economy of navigation is the two page spread in paper format; you don’t need to change the view for every page. Also you can easily cross reference between various paper books. Also the navigation is quicker in paper for transition between storage, selection, opening and delivery.

]]> http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/06/iphone-reading-pro-and-con-views/comment-page-1/#comment-998444 Karen Pollock Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:28:18 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2009/01/06/iphone-reading-pro-and-con-views/#comment-998444 One argument for p-books instead of e-books is the publishers currently don't release new books in both formats on the same day. So far I have watched several authors books be released and be available in all the "big-box" stores up to and including a week before it becomes available at Fictionwise. In one case it was over a month before the e-book became available after the original publication release date. One argument for p-books instead of e-books is the publishers currently don’t release new books in both formats on the same day. So far I have watched several authors books be released and be available in all the “big-box” stores up to and including a week before it becomes available at Fictionwise. In one case it was over a month before the e-book became available after the original publication release date.

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