^Have you tried it? It might not be so intolerable as you assume.
StarTrek.com Reveals Full 2015 Star Trek Book Schedule
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Yes, Christopher, I have read things on my computer before. I do not enjoy it. I also can't stand watching TV shows or movies on my computer. I also don't like playing games on my computer. Really, unless I'm popping in to the BBS or doing something for work, I don't like being on my computer.
If I'm reading a book, I want to be reading a book. I want to be on my couch, under a blanket, and away from any other distractions, and I certainly don't want to be staring at a bright screen.
If I'm reading a book, I want to be reading a book. I want to be on my couch, under a blanket, and away from any other distractions, and I certainly don't want to be staring at a bright screen.
I sue my Phone to read books for only one reason :P a e- reader is kinds huge to hide in your poket and with my phone i just can hide in bathroom or somewhere else to read when i am at work :P but i love paper books problem is i don't have so much space where i live and since i will move soon it's a great problem carrying the books with me 
Can't wait for TNT, TNG NF AND VOY books!
Can't wait for TNT, TNG NF AND VOY books!
At the risk of sounding like a Luddite, I'm with you here. I spend enough time sitting at the keyboard writing and editing. The last thing I want to do when I'm watching TV or reading for pleasure is sit down at my computer again or fire up my laptop. Give me a comfy chair and some dead trees any day!
Mind you, once I break down and actually try using a Kindle or whatever, I'm sure I'll wonder how I ever lived without it, but for now I like to read books on paper and watch TV on TV.
I have only slowly come around to the recognition that editing manuscripts, and reading submissions from agents and such, is all done electronically these days. I'm learning my way around Track Changes, but still occasionally pine for the good old days of paper and red pencils!
Then again, I don't miss all the xeroxing and shipping costs!
I have a Kindle and a Nook because they take different file formats. I use my Kindle a little more than the Nook, though I don't often use the Kindle software on the Kindle because it's a quirky and occasionally gross piece of software.
Honestly, the best ereader software I ever found was Readmill (which takes epubs, and sideloaded onto my Kindle is awesome), but Readmill can't be downloaded anymore.
An old friend actually gave me a hand-me-down Kindle a few months back, and spent an afternoon trying to teach me how to use it. I confess it's mostly gathering dust on a shelf these days
Then again, I don't own a smartphone and have never texted, tweeted, or torrented either . . .
Then again, I don't own a smartphone and have never texted, tweeted, or torrented either . . .
I have a smartphone and I use it for a whole bunch of things, though only very rarely as a telephone. I can use it as a voice recorder and dictate story notes, which is very helpful. I can use it as a camera, a music player, a GPS navigator, a calculator, a magnifier, and a flashlight. And I can browse the Internet with it almost as well as I can on my computer, allowing for the small screen. And I have a couple of useful travel apps like weather radar and a gas-price finder.
It came with a Kindle app preloaded, but I haven't actually used it as an e-reader yet. It's got a fairly small screen, not great for reading on. I have, however, used it to listen to old-time radio online while going for a walk. (An episode of X Minus One, specifically.)
It came with a Kindle app preloaded, but I haven't actually used it as an e-reader yet. It's got a fairly small screen, not great for reading on. I have, however, used it to listen to old-time radio online while going for a walk. (An episode of X Minus One, specifically.)
Wow that is a really old quote from me.
I have a Kindle now, and can read on my phone. I use the kindle function on my phone for "emergencies" if I'm stuck in line or some other unexpected period of time on my hands when I'm without my full size Kindle or a paper book.
Lately though I'm mostly reading my old Trek paper novels - halfway thru Reunion.
^Actually he was quoting RoJoHen's post (to which I'd also replied just before). I'm not sure how it ended up with a link going to a post of yours.
Do you have an iPhone or an Android device? If you're not using the Kindle app for Android, you may want to uninstall it; it has the nasty habit of sucking your battery like it's a Slurpee.
I've been enjoying the eBook exclusives on my Kobo, but I also don't own a smartphone, and I don't make a habit of reading books electronically if I can help it.
At the risk of sounding like a Luddite, I'm with you here. I spend enough time sitting at the keyboard writing and editing. The last thing I want to do when I'm watching TV or reading for pleasure is sit down at my computer again or fire up my laptop. Give me a comfy chair and some dead trees any day!
Mind you, once I break down and actually try using a Kindle or whatever, I'm sure I'll wonder how I ever lived without it, but for now I like to read books on paper and watch TV on TV.
You're not alone. In the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, they had a sidebar piece on a recent Nielsen survey about how teens prefer to read books and they polled 101 teens in Rockefeller Center. Their findings:
83% prefer to read Print books
67% of teens with e-readers prefer to read Print over Digital
^Yeah, but those teens do have e-readers. They may prefer print, but that doesn't mean they'll absolutely refuse to read e-books altogether. It's not like they're mutually exclusive choices, any more than, say, hardcovers and magazines are mutually exclusive, or TV and movies, or radio and CDs.
Gee. I spend my Saturdays docenting at the International Printing Museum. And I chose a Nexus 7 tablet (which gets very little use) specifically because I wanted the cheapest Android tablet that wasn't some sort of uprated e-reader.
Whaddya think my attitude is about e-book-only releases?
Whaddya think my attitude is about e-book-only releases?
I love stories.
I read often.
I never go anywhere without a book of some kind... Just-in-case!
I used to take a paperback with me when I went out, but realized I was damaging them more and more over time which irks a particular part of my being, since I love books.
Eventually, I got a upgraded smartphone and installed some free e-reader software.
I was surprised how easily I made the transition from "DEAD TREE ONLY" to whatever is available.
I still troll used Book stores, I still buy books on a whim, but I also bring more than one book with me now when I go out and I always have something to do if I get bored.
PLUS, If the advent of E-books means more Trek novels and novellas and thus more stories coming out per year... why shouldn't I be happy about that?
I already read the suckers in 2-5 days time depending on schedule, why wouldn't I want more?
I read often.
I never go anywhere without a book of some kind... Just-in-case!
I used to take a paperback with me when I went out, but realized I was damaging them more and more over time which irks a particular part of my being, since I love books.
Eventually, I got a upgraded smartphone and installed some free e-reader software.
I was surprised how easily I made the transition from "DEAD TREE ONLY" to whatever is available.
I still troll used Book stores, I still buy books on a whim, but I also bring more than one book with me now when I go out and I always have something to do if I get bored.
PLUS, If the advent of E-books means more Trek novels and novellas and thus more stories coming out per year... why shouldn't I be happy about that?
I already read the suckers in 2-5 days time depending on schedule, why wouldn't I want more?
I find the Kindle app on my phone incredibly useful to have. I don't use it as my primary e-reader, but there have been plenty of times where I've been out and my Kindle has run out of battery and I've been able to transition to my phone or I find myself unexpectedly in a situation where I have some free time to read
You're absolutely right, Christopher.
I cited that EW piece to show that even young people (a majority, in fact) prefer physical books over reading digital books, echoing what Greg Cox wrote about his preferences for reading.
The survey's findings contradict a lot of what has been written about e-readers since the emergence of the Kindle and Nook and their rise in popularity and sales. Many predicted that ebooks would replace tangible books in the same way digital music has largely replaced CDs. Many wrote off hard copy books as soon to be extinct, only desirable to archaic collectors or obstinate Luddites. While these predictions will probably come to pass eventually, this survey implies that such a shift for the publishing industry will not soon mirror the drastic shift of the music industry.
I like physical books. I like ebooks. Both have their distinct appeals and I hope that both continue to grow and flourish into the future.
And I like this survey because it shows that, even with access to e-reader technology, the next generation still recognizes and appreciates the appeal of a paper book in their grubby little hands. It makes the ol' dinosaur in me smile.
"I know they take up less space. I know they're more convenient to read. I know keeping track of your place is a lot easier, and they'll hold up a lot longer. But nothing will ever be able to replace that experience, you know? It might be the same content, but the book format I grew up with will always be the book format for me."
- overheard during the transition from scrolls to codices, c. 6th century
(Just some gentle teasing; I still love print and electronic both, myself, and I'd hate to give up either.
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- overheard during the transition from scrolls to codices, c. 6th century
(Just some gentle teasing; I still love print and electronic both, myself, and I'd hate to give up either.
)
When I saw the announcement for 3 New Frontier novellas, I thought maybe it was an attempt to echo the four-novel debut of New Frontier back in 1997. A nostalgia appeal.
"A Child of Two Worlds"? I think I'm liking the idea of what this novel will be about.
This schedule goes by advertised month, but I wonder if the novel that will presumably be released on the last Tuesday of December 2015 (and therefore advertised for January 2016) will be James Swallow's rumored TOS novel, David R. George III's Sacraments of Fire sequel, Jeffrey Lang's next Data novel, or Jeffrey Lang's pitched DS9 novel? Or maybe.....Section 31: Control? Is that too much to hope?
http://www.thetrekcollective.com/2014/11/book-bits-takedown-cover-armageddons.html#more
http://www.thetrekcollective.com/p/2015-star-trek-publication-schedule.html
"A Child of Two Worlds"? I think I'm liking the idea of what this novel will be about.
This schedule goes by advertised month, but I wonder if the novel that will presumably be released on the last Tuesday of December 2015 (and therefore advertised for January 2016) will be James Swallow's rumored TOS novel, David R. George III's Sacraments of Fire sequel, Jeffrey Lang's next Data novel, or Jeffrey Lang's pitched DS9 novel? Or maybe.....Section 31: Control? Is that too much to hope?
http://www.thetrekcollective.com/2014/11/book-bits-takedown-cover-armageddons.html#more
http://www.thetrekcollective.com/p/2015-star-trek-publication-schedule.html
