Some questions about e-books and book events

[foresthouse]

At the National Press Club, we do one or more book events per month, where an author with a new book out will come and talk, answer questions, and sign books that are purchased there from Barnes & Noble, and that raise a bit of money per book for the non-profit journalism library. Lately there's been some discussion regarding how to adjust this

Comments

ebooks

[cathydalek]

I don't really read ebooks yet. I read the stuff in the hugo packet and I occasionally download something old from project gutenberg, but ebooks don't really do it for me. (1) With paper books I can pretty much guarantee that amazon won't break into my apartment and take it back, leaving my refund on the table; (2) no dedicated ebook reader yet, although I think it's probably reached the price point where I'm tempted; (3) ebooks on the laptop are not a healthy experience for me because if I stare too long at the screen, the light can produce headaches. also, because the angle of viewing, my eyes do not always track together, which can have unfortunate results. obviously this reason will no longer exist when I buy an ereader

[trialia]

A lot of my ebook fondness is the accessibility. I like not having to worry if a book is out in large print, and I like not having to struggle with carrying several books in my backpack or with manual dexterity in turning pages. I think a lot of anti-ebook people forget that and end up being ableist by exclusion.