e-Books Have Limited Popularity in Colleges

I have long been a basher of electronic book readers, such as the Kindle and Nook. I believe in traditional books, and in outlets that sell and distribute books in print. Books are symbolic, and when anyone stores them on a reader, this facet disappears. I have developed this argument in a previous blog post, and… Read More e-Books Have Limited Popularity in Colleges

Thursday, August 25, 2011 kjkrayerLeave a comment

Where Electronic Readers Fail

I found Danny Heitman’s recent article in the Wall Street Journal about e-reading very interesting. His title was “What an E-Reader Can’t Download,” published on July 23-24 (p. A-11). In the article, he talks about the memories that are anchored as he scans the spines of the books on his living room shelf. For instance,… Read More Where Electronic Readers Fail

Thursday, July 28, 2011 kjkrayerLeave a comment

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e-Books Have Limited Popularity in Colleges

Where Electronic Readers Fail