How do you read e-books when the power is off? You can’t (at least, not for long). Regular books don’t have to be downloaded from some central source, for which you have to have an internet connection and a credit card. I like the old-style books, which no one controls for me or knows about. They’re my steadfast friends.
Paper books themselves depend on infrastructure and technology - the electric lights in your house, roads to transport from the publisher, brick & mortar stores, forests to harvest, etc.
All that is happening is that the nature and speed of the infrastructure we take for granted is changing. Now, we see from Egypt’s example that it is possible to shut down the internet, and Apple (or Amazon, or the Nook people) could suddenly invoke some code to erase or modify the e-book. Those are new risks that didn’t exist before with older technology - but remember, the Nazis were still able to burn a whole lot of paper books, too.
So there are definitely things we need to demand safeguards for, but in the meantime we’ll reap the benefits of the far more efficient and dynamic book delivery system.
My Kindle can be read for about two weeks without a charge.
I like the old-style books, which no one controls for me or knows about.
I had a relative who didn't like making the change from stone tablets to scrolls, but eventually he made the crossover, understanding the utility and ease of the newer technology.
How do you read e-books when the power is off?I can read several books (over a period of days or weeks) without recharging my Kindle. If my power is out that long, I have bigger problems than not being able to read my escapist literature! :-)
Of course, anyone who has their survivalist library in an ebook should rethink their strategy!
...true I like the old-style books, which no one controls for me or knows about. They’re my steadfast friends.
I suppose that all depends on whether your passion is appearance or content.
21 to 30 days is not long enough?