Re: E-books and traditional books

[Christi Carew <christi -at- sageinst -dot- COM>]

on 1/10/00 11:31 AM, Marilynne Smith at marilyns -at- qualcomm -dot- com wrote:
> Why go to a bookstore?  Why not select the book from an online bookstore, then
> either print it on your computer or have them send it to you?  They can bill a
> credit card.
> 
> Still, I'll miss fancy bindings, gold edges (already gone for the most part),
> and fancy end papers.

I realize this seems to be drifting more and more OT, so I will try to say
this quickly, and then I'll refrain from additional posts.

I am a regular purchaser of books both online and at a bookstore.
Online, I buy mostly textbooks or books from authors I've already read.
At the bookstore, I look for new books, or I go to compare several books on
the same subject. I want to be able to compare, side by side, a few books.
I bought a wine tasting book for my parents for Christmas. I tried to buy
online, but I couldn't get a good comparison of the books. I needed to see
the differences (in type setting, style, content, attitude). I couldn't get
this online.
And I can't imagine getting this from e-books. Unless there are many e-books
side by side that I can look at at the same time.

Ok, end of off-topicness for me.

Christi



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