Re: [ha-Safran]: Column for us Luddites

2011-01-06 Thread Liz Edelglass
As a librarian and also an author myself, I obviously support the purchase of real print-and-paper books. But as a reader and traveler, I must say that I LOVE my Kindle and have not had any of the problems that you had, Lee. I use the Kindle primarily when traveling -- now that airlines severe

RE: [ha-Safran]: Column for us Luddites -- strong disagreement

2010-12-29 Thread Donald Weinshank
S'licha, but you are falling into the trap of the "excluded middle." Different technologies are appropriated in different venues. 1. I do not soon expect to take a Kindle out of the Ark, raise it up, and say, "va'yihi binsoah ha'aron," but it would be helpful to have Trope Trainer on Kindle "l'sh

Re: [ha-Safran]: Column for us Luddites

2010-12-29 Thread Lee Jaffe
Several of our friends have Kindles and speak glowingly of its features and its convenience. While I remained skeptical, I could tell my wife was hankering to get one. So, on an impulse, I ordered a Kindle for her as a surprise. She loved it...for about 10 minutes, it turns out. However, f

[ha-Safran]: Column for us Luddites

2010-12-14 Thread Andrea Rapp
A Kindle for Christmas? Spare Me I remember passages by where they are in my books­this or that detail is two-thirds of the way through, on the bottom left. Physical memory runs deep. By DAN NEWMAN I should be the perfect candidate for an e-reader: I own thousands of books, lack space for mor