These three ideas represent the type of thinking that helps to pave the way we re-think books and literature. I would love to get IDEOs take on the future of the textbook, a subject I have blogged about at taffee.edublogs.org/2010/10/24/an-open-letter-to-e-reader-companies/
Interesting ideas, but sometimes I just want to READ a book. I don't always crave a social experience, or more metadata, or feel a need to "contribute". Sometimes I don't care what other people think. I just want to read a book. alone. by myself. I don't think evangelists of e-reading get the fact that the Kindle itself is successful cause it just presents a BOOK to us in a nice form factor, and lets us carry lots of books with us. Some of us just want to read.
For nonfiction, a lot of this might be useful, and I really like the idea behind Coupland. But as a reader/writer, I can tell you that I'm not interested in being pulled out of a (fictional) story, and I think most readers would agree. Having a built-in dictionary or encyclopedia is one thing, but the whole point of fiction is to be immersed, to put your mind and into another time or place. Having too much metadata would be distracting.
YAT (yet another tablet) or an iPad app with these built in abilities?
macewan 9 months ago
Будущее книг. Ролик хоть и не новый, но всё же тем, кто не смотрел видео, надо посмотреть.
atnerus 1 year ago
These three ideas represent the type of thinking that helps to pave the way we re-think books and literature. I would love to get IDEOs take on the future of the textbook, a subject I have blogged about at taffee.edublogs.org/2010/10/24/an-open-letter-to-e-reader-companies/
sjtaffee 1 year ago
Interesting ideas, but sometimes I just want to READ a book. I don't always crave a social experience, or more metadata, or feel a need to "contribute". Sometimes I don't care what other people think. I just want to read a book. alone. by myself. I don't think evangelists of e-reading get the fact that the Kindle itself is successful cause it just presents a BOOK to us in a nice form factor, and lets us carry lots of books with us. Some of us just want to read.
Shemp65 1 year ago 3
For nonfiction, a lot of this might be useful, and I really like the idea behind Coupland. But as a reader/writer, I can tell you that I'm not interested in being pulled out of a (fictional) story, and I think most readers would agree. Having a built-in dictionary or encyclopedia is one thing, but the whole point of fiction is to be immersed, to put your mind and into another time or place. Having too much metadata would be distracting.
But maybe I'm a change-resistant fuddy duddy? :P
kristanlh 1 year ago 2