Regular books, the medium no matter the technology, will always be superior.

Posted by Suhail on 01-10-2008 in eBooks vs. Paper books

To add to my argument, I'd like to cite Fred Wilson who wrote a blog entry explaining how technology has had an effect on his kids:
http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2008/01/what-my-kids-te.html

Here's an important excerpt:

"books may be the one category of media and entertainment that aren't disrupted by digital technology. or maybe we just haven't seen the technology that will do it. i honestly don't know. and i don't know how the book business is faring versus five or ten years ago. but at least in my family, books are still a growth sector."

"Might books be the only medium that remains unaffected by the Internet (except the ease of finding and buying them)?"

I was not surprised to say the least that his children were unaffected however I was surprised that it remains a sector, to a large extent, unchanged. It has been able to withstand technological changes of time, that's really profound in my eyes.

Recently there has been a device that has surfaced call the "Kindle" produced my Amazon, while it attracts users because of its paper back like display, there is something to be said about flipping a page or feeling a book that is so striking that it is difficult to compel a consumer to choose an ebook reading device over the actual book no matter the weight cost.

I choose regular books for a few reasons. One reason is that, computing devices are becoming very portable but nothing is as portable as a book, it doesn't require batteries or any other power source other than the flipping made by your hands. Books, in my mind, do not tire your eyes to the same magnitude as an electronic device. It's instant gratification to see the position you are at with a book, you gain a feeling of accomplishment. You cannot easily lose or erase a book like you can a digital copy, books are fairly medium sized objects.

Leave ebooks for a reference or a guide, something fast and easy to reference but leave the real reading with a nice tangible paper version.