My Thoughts On e-Readers

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Much like the internet forever change the business world, I believe e-readers will have a huge impact on the we handle books, text books, and news outlets. No, I don’t think (as if anyone cares) that traditional books are leaving the human scene. I do believe that have a purpose, though I cannot think of any right now. My thoughts on e-readers come from spending several hours playing (not actually reading anything) with a kindle, owning an ipad, and setting up a kindle for my father-in-law. Wow, I didn’t realize that my knowledge for e-readers was so deep.

I’m A Published Author

I am actually not a published author. But, because of e-readers like the Kindle and iPad it is much easier for me to become published (if you still need help with the title I used it because it was a great pun in that it is now much easier for people to say those four words–it is not actually a pun for those of you who are wondering). It is not quite easy to compose a book and become a published author. Not sure anyone will buy your book via their e-reader but it still adds some credence to your blogging ventures, at least I think so. People with ebooks are so cool.

I’m Helping Save The Ecosystem

This one is fairly true, but again, I bet what what I do to help save the trees is ruined because of my SUV. But on a serious note, it would save a lot paper if we would all utilize e-readers. Over the past couple of months they have become increasingly powerful with the release of the iPad and  Kindle DX. I suppose for this to really help the trees more people would need to buy e-readers.

Let’s Help The Newspapers

When was the last time you had a paper delivered to your door? Depending on your age have you ever had a paper delivered to your door? Because of these past two questions there has been much speculation over the newspaper industry and how it will handle individuals moving to the internet for their news. I know it is a touchy subject, but I think we should all get ready for news outlets to start charging for their information. I understand both sides of the argument, but we all need to understand how much it costs to gather the information we so desperately need on a daily basis. Hmm…

It is much more feasible for newspapers to charge based on the advent of the Kindle and iPad. That was hard for me to get.

College and High School

“Alright class, please scroll to page 206 on your iPad. Please read to page 230 marking bookmarks of the points you believe are relevant to the discuss topic (bookmarks show up on other devices to see what you think is important). Lastly, use your built-in note taker and jot down 15 tips to help us all understand the material,” says the coolest teacher ever. Coming from a teacher and masters degree student, these e-readers could be a life saver for the education system. While the only argument against using this type of method (cost and keeping track), I personally believe the benefits far our weight the cost.

Daddy, Read Me A Story From Your Kindle

I don’t know, but I am not sure I will ever here those words uttered from my sons mouth. If he did, I am not sure how it would even happen? I mean, is there anyway my 2 year old son can read a pop-up book on the Kindle? I can just see it now, “son, make sure you put your 3D glasses on before read your night time book.” So yeah, I guess there a few draw backs to owning a e-reader.

Closing Arguments

As far as I can tell, traditional books only have two benefits over an ebook. You will never be able to recreate the classic pop-up book you loved during your childhood, and e-readers don’t smell as good as book.

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