Comments on: eBooks: The Good, The Bad, and the ‘Meh’ http://bradlowrey.net/2009/12/ebooks-the-good-the-bad-and-the-meh/ Internet Marketing | Social Networking | Digital Media Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:03:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Matt http://bradlowrey.net/2009/12/ebooks-the-good-the-bad-and-the-meh/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Matt Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:43:10 +0000 http://bradlowrey.net/?p=133#comment-16 When I was considering a Kindle I compared prices and, while there were bargains to be had, in many cases the ebooks were within a few dollars of their print counterparts. ($10.88 vs. $9.99, $11.75 vs $9.40, etc) Way too rich for my blood considering the many drawbacks and restrictions -- I'll stick with paper for now. (very handy for hardcore travelers though, I'm sure) But I'll be watching, hopefully the ebook market will follow the lead of the MP3 market over time. (i.e., gradually cheaper and less restrictive) When I was considering a Kindle I compared prices and, while there were bargains to be had, in many cases the ebooks were within a few dollars of their print counterparts. ($10.88 vs. $9.99, $11.75 vs $9.40, etc) Way too rich for my blood considering the many drawbacks and restrictions — I’ll stick with paper for now. (very handy for hardcore travelers though, I’m sure)

But I’ll be watching, hopefully the ebook market will follow the lead of the MP3 market over time. (i.e., gradually cheaper and less restrictive)

]]> By: Brad http://bradlowrey.net/2009/12/ebooks-the-good-the-bad-and-the-meh/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Brad Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:46:51 +0000 http://bradlowrey.net/?p=133#comment-11 Thanks for the comments, Billy. Data corruption is another really good point to this. I recently just experienced this when my hard drive failed in my primary computer. Lucky for me I run regular backups each week. A classmate, however, just had this happen to his computer and he lost our eBook textbooks. The biggest problem is that he didn't run backups and the service we get our eBook textbooks from only allows you to download the eBook for 90 days. So unless he can have his drive recovered, he is going to be missing a few. Thanks for the comments, Billy.

Data corruption is another really good point to this. I recently just experienced this when my hard drive failed in my primary computer. Lucky for me I run regular backups each week. A classmate, however, just had this happen to his computer and he lost our eBook textbooks. The biggest problem is that he didn’t run backups and the service we get our eBook textbooks from only allows you to download the eBook for 90 days. So unless he can have his drive recovered, he is going to be missing a few.

]]> By: Billy http://bradlowrey.net/2009/12/ebooks-the-good-the-bad-and-the-meh/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Billy Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:36:24 +0000 http://bradlowrey.net/?p=133#comment-10 Will eBooks replace print? I really hope it doesn't come to that point, but because of the society we live in today and how messed up government spending has turned to where schools cant even purchase books... Well, it only seems that the government may just push this pretty hard core to save cost in book spending. I personally hate reading on the computer, and only do so for work, but if I need to learn a computer program, I would rather read from a book where i can easily mark my place of reading and comment wherever I want in the book, and never ever have to worry about data corruption. Big time downfall in electronics today is data corruption. No matter how I look at it, or even do it myself with all the experience I have with computers, it seems as if preventing data corruption is just inevitable. To go further on your point of 'eco-friendly' I hate that the market has all of a sudden gone this way. Sure things may be better, but not everything was meant to 'go green' as they say. I would rather keep my printed material for a longer lifespan then digital media and never have to worry about format or digital life span, when I know my children's children can read my books and find actual 'value' in them. I think anything electronic has way more of a disruptive nature to the world's eco-system then anything printed. All the chemicals, toxins, radiation, electricity and wasted resources that go into using a digital device is way more harmful, and no one sees that. Batteries for instance, they are filled with acid. Ok, kewl, so what? It's Acid! Hello!? You can't quite recycle acid that has been 'used up' over time, and proper disposal of batteries ends up just putting chemicals back into the earth. So its a lose-lose situation on what actual 'eco-friendly' means for products now a days. I would rather stick to the established companies of today, who worked hard to make a living and a standard of living for us all to enjoy printed material, at a cheaper cost then new technologies. I'm never giving up my v8 for a 4 banger 'eco-friendly' electric 1 speed thats 20k more then a traditional car lol. 'Eco-friendly' is just a term to market products to an audience that wasn't seen for years. Will eBooks replace print? I really hope it doesn’t come to that point, but because of the society we live in today and how messed up government spending has turned to where schools cant even purchase books… Well, it only seems that the government may just push this pretty hard core to save cost in book spending. I personally hate reading on the computer, and only do so for work, but if I need to learn a computer program, I would rather read from a book where i can easily mark my place of reading and comment wherever I want in the book, and never ever have to worry about data corruption. Big time downfall in electronics today is data corruption. No matter how I look at it, or even do it myself with all the experience I have with computers, it seems as if preventing data corruption is just inevitable. To go further on your point of ‘eco-friendly’ I hate that the market has all of a sudden gone this way. Sure things may be better, but not everything was meant to ‘go green’ as they say. I would rather keep my printed material for a longer lifespan then digital media and never have to worry about format or digital life span, when I know my children’s children can read my books and find actual ‘value’ in them. I think anything electronic has way more of a disruptive nature to the world’s eco-system then anything printed. All the chemicals, toxins, radiation, electricity and wasted resources that go into using a digital device is way more harmful, and no one sees that. Batteries for instance, they are filled with acid. Ok, kewl, so what? It’s Acid! Hello!? You can’t quite recycle acid that has been ‘used up’ over time, and proper disposal of batteries ends up just putting chemicals back into the earth. So its a lose-lose situation on what actual ‘eco-friendly’ means for products now a days. I would rather stick to the established companies of today, who worked hard to make a living and a standard of living for us all to enjoy printed material, at a cheaper cost then new technologies. I’m never giving up my v8 for a 4 banger ‘eco-friendly’ electric 1 speed thats 20k more then a traditional car lol. ‘Eco-friendly’ is just a term to market products to an audience that wasn’t seen for years.

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