Turning the Pages of an eBook - Realistic Electronic Books

Google Tech Talks
June 26, 2007

ABSTRACT

An electronic book is defined as a digital book that not only captures the affordances of a physical book, but also transcends the limitations of its paper counterpart. There is much debate as to whether the use of the book metaphor is appropriate for an electronic document. User studies suggest that current popular document presentations (HTML and PDF) are not always the most convenient, or the most comfortable, for the reader. On the other hand, while realistic physically-based computer models of books have been around for years, they are rarely deployed in practice. I suggest that this happens not because of any proven drawbacks, but is purely...

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[Fait2]

Almost everything she said is either obsolete or of such an esoteric academic nature that no one in the real world will care a bit.

In reality, current readers using e-paper are far more convenient and environmentally sound that trying to carry around even three or four paper books. Almost all new readers can hold hundreds or even thousands of ebooks. Case closed

[jassi4010709]

this is insane!!!!

wel done england,money well spent.lol

and i hear they are trying to make them look more like books and be more flexible like books...so surely the next step forward IS A BLOODY BOOK!lol

[hegs100]

You're so right! Why didn't these idiots check with you first?

[upcycle]

what is the name of the video show at the segment "Evolution of the Book"? Is it available on youtube video?

[Darkhappening1]

I'm thinking realisticly and the benefits and convience of both. Maybe you should to.

[michaelejahn]

oh please. This is like saying you hate digital MP3s of music because you are afraid you might break your ipod.

[Darkhappening1]

what if your ebook falls in a puddle? can you dry the inside of it and still read it everytime? can you read it for hours with ruining your eyesight? will this ebook actualy provide the same exprience as a paper book? sure the paper book takes wood but the ebook still requires power, metals to make it and plastic for wiring on the other hand the paper book only needs glue, paper and ink and good author putting words into it. I will side with the paper book and if they get heavy,it's exersize.

[ZigZagx420x]

Who cares?!? I've never been reading an e-book and felt the need for "realistic" page turning. They held a presentation for this junk?

[Cash4usedBooks]

nice

[daniy025]

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