tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post8159392794879604507..comments2024-03-29T05:45:39.184-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: As It Was in the Days of Kindle...Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-23431822146060307012011-03-18T12:57:56.036-06:002011-03-18T12:57:56.036-06:00I love both of my Kindles, they're easy on the...I love both of my Kindles, they're easy on the eye and easy on my carpal tunnel syndrome wrists, and I read so much faster on the Kindle. I would only need illustrations in a text book or such, not a novel. Because of my three year old, I will get an iPad sometime so that her books can be in color however and she can play educational games and such but for now, she has the Story Reader. I have not yet seen the need for the Nook for me and I don't miss the glare. And the Kindle does not have ads on it. ;)Folake Taylor, MD.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12130281897420377828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-64093392909857457082011-03-15T18:05:55.838-06:002011-03-15T18:05:55.838-06:00Nook Color review:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/1...Nook Color review:<br /><br />http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/16/nook-color-review/<br /><br />Long and useful. <br /><br />DaniDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-5890068588082546492011-03-15T14:39:15.761-06:002011-03-15T14:39:15.761-06:00I like what you have to say about interactive chil...I like what you have to say about interactive children's books and Nook, Terry. Sounds like that's a program worth exploring. I'm wondering how widespread its use is compared to Kindle.BodiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498373579353402968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-90584007424303049442011-03-15T12:47:23.666-06:002011-03-15T12:47:23.666-06:00I, too have the NOOKcolor. Love the interactive ki...I, too have the NOOKcolor. Love the interactive kids books (as does my grandson). Hubster got it for journals and magazines, because he needs the color illustrations. <br /><br />Terry<br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://www.terryodell.com" rel="nofollow">Romance with a Twist--of Mystery</a>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-75212844086722179762011-03-15T12:06:10.695-06:002011-03-15T12:06:10.695-06:00True, Bob--
Any poem that depends on typography an...True, Bob--<br />Any poem that depends on typography and shape for its meaning (e. e. cummings, and some of the metaphysical poets, for instance) would lose much of its meaning. Besides (and I know this is the Luddite in me) there's just something about the experience of sitting down with a book of Shakespeare that isn't replicated by pixels. Also, I'm a big underliner and writer-in-the-margin. It's a great way for me to really understand something I'm studying. Unless readers include a feature like Acrobat sticky notes and mark-ups, I would find an e-book unsatisfactory as a study tool.BodiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498373579353402968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-66012352486462796002011-03-15T12:01:41.415-06:002011-03-15T12:01:41.415-06:00I love the idea of books as art objects, Gayle. I ...I love the idea of books as art objects, Gayle. I have to say I'm leaning that way in the books I've been designing. What I'm finding is that the vast preponderance of my sales are e-books (Kindle, since that's what I've got them on, but I can see from the comments here that I really need to step up my research into other formats), but I'm still not willing to give up the aesthetics of design. However, since e-books have become such a viable alternative it frees me up to be more creative in my layouts, since I'm less dependent on meeting the requirements of national distributors for my sales. It means that I can produce beautiful, beautiful books for the "books as art" crowd (your friend and me, at this point) and still have my book widely available as an e-book, where most of my sales happen.BodiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498373579353402968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-24698495579263511002011-03-15T11:57:54.201-06:002011-03-15T11:57:54.201-06:00So you're saying, Becky, that iBook replicates...So you're saying, Becky, that iBook replicates the visual experience pretty accurately? That's good to know. What e-book platform does that work on? iPad? So we're down to having lost the tactile experience of the book for us grown-ups, and needing something that will withstand gumming and drool for the toddlers among us.BodiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498373579353402968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-3464319143854158342011-03-15T11:54:47.063-06:002011-03-15T11:54:47.063-06:00I'm with you, I think, Maryann--I suspect that...I'm with you, I think, Maryann--I suspect that there will always be a place for both printed books and e-books. I for one am very glad Kindle exists, since I sell far more of my Kindle books than I do of my paper books--but there are simply some applications that e-readers don't do as well. And there are some where e-readers are simply impractical. Also, I find myself wondering if it's really a good idea to allow our knowledge base to become so locked up in electronics that, when the Big One hits and the power grids go down and everybody's Kindle runs out of battery we're back to scratching our heads and wondering just how it was that we preserved our foods before they came to us canned in Safeway.BodiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498373579353402968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-79362823779697589422011-03-15T11:50:35.598-06:002011-03-15T11:50:35.598-06:00And as for cookbooks, can you imagine a cookbook t...And as for cookbooks, can you imagine a cookbook that offers the graphic treatment cookbooks require--and video clips illustrating assembling the recipe? I could see this becoming a crossover between cookbooks and cooking shows, with all sorts of tools available--or not available, as the user chose.BodiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498373579353402968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-56604688042345965002011-03-15T11:48:47.317-06:002011-03-15T11:48:47.317-06:00I've been doing some digging into Nook, Dani, ...I've been doing some digging into Nook, Dani, which offers a graphic interface, and claims to be a good option for children's books. I'm hoping to get one or two of my books onto that platform in the near future, so I can see how it works. From what I've seen, it should also be possible to include some simple element animation, which would be great for kids' books. Now I'm wondering if it offers read-aloud capabilities. If so, the options for including some really exciting teaching features as add-ons to simple storybooks become very interesting. It's not the same as a picture storybook--I can't feature parents letting their kids carry an e-book reader to bed with them at night--but I can see where it could be an exciting new medium all on its own.BodiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498373579353402968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-49998227801293617542011-03-15T11:20:02.181-06:002011-03-15T11:20:02.181-06:00Though I love my Kindle, it's true that someth...Though I love my Kindle, it's true that something is lost. That's especially true when line breaks are important, as with poetry.Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-34721031564650223652011-03-15T10:33:52.125-06:002011-03-15T10:33:52.125-06:00I heard an interesting comment from a publisher wh...I heard an interesting comment from a publisher who said she has a Kindle and she loads it with books that she reads. She still buys "real" books, but with an eye to the aesthetics - they have to be appealing in their design. Her comment was that she now sees real books as more objets d'art, if you will. I thought it was an interesting shift in consumer buying.Gayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-72904962998617473692011-03-15T10:27:47.172-06:002011-03-15T10:27:47.172-06:00An iPad allows you to use the Kindle app for the K...An iPad allows you to use the Kindle app for the Kindle experience and the Nook app for the Nook experience. Best, however, is the iBook app that provides the design experience—typography, color illustrations, etc.— as well as the interactive experience that some books have.Becky Mushkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11833297935575559624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-54483080930075873692011-03-15T10:20:49.403-06:002011-03-15T10:20:49.403-06:00I think this post is a good argument for the fact ...I think this post is a good argument for the fact that some books will always do better in paper than as an e-book. For strictly reading a novel for the entertainment value of the story, I am leaning more and more toward e-books. For enjoying a book for pictures, design, etc, I turn to paper. And I do believe that more design elements will be added to e-books as this new technology evolves.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-7447382313393258782011-03-15T09:20:17.822-06:002011-03-15T09:20:17.822-06:00And non-fiction reading like garden books and cook...And non-fiction reading like garden books and cookbooks heavy in illustration. How do those convert on a Nook? Obviously my reading is very different from Morgan's as the Nook now seems like it offers the only features I'd be interested in with the iPad, but in a much smaller, more comfortable reading size.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-79143230910616531892011-03-15T09:18:03.649-06:002011-03-15T09:18:03.649-06:00That might be the selling point for me with an e-r...That might be the selling point for me with an e-reader. I've been holding off just because I'm so unsure about what to get, but color might do the trick for me. What I can't understand is how illustration would translate to such a small screen. Seems like the only option for kidlit is the iPad or a regular computer screen. Has anyone tried the Nook with an illustrated children's title?Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-60013855557017625092011-03-15T09:14:54.567-06:002011-03-15T09:14:54.567-06:00You're right, Kathryn--good design is a lot mo...You're right, Kathryn--good design is a lot more than just making the page pretty--it's a way of ranking information, and making it more accessible. I'm planning a post on choosing a good font for a book, and I've got this wonderful page from the Canterbury Tales to serve as an illustration of what NOT to do. The font is lovely, calligraphic, all the things the artist in me loves--and yet it was a terrible font choice for text. The Bayeux Tapestry is actually much better. And yes, I DO read stuff in languages other than Middle English!BodiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498373579353402968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-89723172999723230802011-03-15T09:11:15.654-06:002011-03-15T09:11:15.654-06:00I'm not sure I understand why advertisements w...I'm not sure I understand why advertisements would need to be in the stories any more than they'd need to be in a printed book, Oliver. I don't have an e-reader (other than my computer) so if someone can elucidate this I'd be grateful.BodiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498373579353402968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-19802307285441689502011-03-15T09:09:28.946-06:002011-03-15T09:09:28.946-06:00Thing is, Morgan, a good book design shouldn't...Thing is, Morgan, a good book design shouldn't be a distraction--it should help to focus and direct attention, and enhance and simplify the reading experience. And that sort of design is lost on the Kindle, too. That said, though, I think Liza's right; it won't be long before the technology catches up to us and there will be classes in designing a book for e-readers. It's a different technology, and wonderful in many ways--this is just one of its limitations, as I see it.BodiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498373579353402968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-15883879164507967522011-03-15T09:06:22.689-06:002011-03-15T09:06:22.689-06:00I'm considering publishing some of my picture ...I'm considering publishing some of my picture books on Nook, Linda and Ann, so I've started doing a bit more digging into what they offer, and how it replicates (or does not replicate) the design experience.BodiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498373579353402968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-79624680062090733202011-03-15T08:31:09.639-06:002011-03-15T08:31:09.639-06:00I got a Kindle, but I do mourn the loss of design ...I got a Kindle, but I do mourn the loss of design elements. Good book design thrills me, pure and simple. Your illustration about the girl in barrettes, etc. said so much. Well done.<br /><br />I used to have a resume service and I enjoyed the work very much. I stopped once all people were interested in was a word dump on Monster.com. Why? The loss of the design elements--which not only say "professional" or "creative," but also enhance the hierarchy of information in a variety of ways.Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-67778147974613055322011-03-15T08:05:08.530-06:002011-03-15T08:05:08.530-06:00The option for illustrations, typography, etc. is ...The option for illustrations, typography, etc. is an important factor in ePublishing; all eReaders will have this option eventually.<br /><br />The bigger issue is keeping advertisements from littering a story.<br /><br />But I suspect (hope) there will be a button to take care of that nuisance.Oliver Yehhttp://oliveryeh.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-72842145803283501342011-03-15T07:54:22.370-06:002011-03-15T07:54:22.370-06:00To each his own. Depends on what you're lookin...To each his own. Depends on what you're looking for. <br /><br />The Kindle focuses on the reading experience, with less gimmicks. Since I'm easily distracted, gimmicks are a bad thing for me. Also, the Kindle is easy on the eyes, so I don't get as tired as I used to when reading. I love the Kindle experience. <br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-81009737737776109512011-03-15T07:41:19.267-06:002011-03-15T07:41:19.267-06:00In 10 years (or less) the technology will be there...In 10 years (or less) the technology will be there I'm sure to carry all typefaces and images.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-47255554544110361342011-03-15T07:39:03.604-06:002011-03-15T07:39:03.604-06:00I didn't get the kindle. I got the color Nook ...I didn't get the kindle. I got the color Nook and am glad I did. But, I do long for those long ago days when printed books were king. But, there are compensations. I can afford to read more books through eBooks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com