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Tablets, e-readers closing book on ink-and-paper era

Lifestyle Dec. 13, 2011 - 06:48AM JST ( 6 )

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MaboDofuIsSpicyDec. 13, 2011 - 02:12PM JST

My view is that anything of importance, should find its way on paper with a pencil. Have seen way to many systems crash and total data lost.
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It"S MEDec. 13, 2011 - 02:19PM JST

Agree way too easy to copy(backup)/pirate data in a poor electronic world.

I like to read while taking a soak, paper-backs are great for that. Wait till someone falls asleep in the tub and his fancy e-reader/ipad slips into the water = pricey and lengthy to replace and restore all the data.

Ask any IT-person and they will value external/physical storage, etc backups as they talk from experience and know how unreliable electronic means are.
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It"S MEDec. 13, 2011 - 02:22PM JST

poor = pure.
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lostrune2Dec. 15, 2011 - 06:07PM JST

I like to read while taking a soak, paper-backs are great for that. Wait till someone falls asleep in the tub and his fancy e-reader/ipad slips into the water = pricey and lengthy to replace and restore all the data.

There are water-proof cases for devices (basically just a sealed plastic bag) that allows you to still use the device, even underwater. As for downloaded data, anything you buy online, you should be able to re-download at no extra cost, in case your device breaks, stolen, get lost, etc.

One big issue with downloaded data was that one time Amazon was selling an e-book, people bought it, then later Amazon had issues with the e-book and not only took it off the store but deleted it from people's e-readers with refunds - but without telling the customers first or giving them the option to keep it since they already bought it. That issue caused a big fiasco.
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sf2kDec. 16, 2011 - 09:16PM JST

No, when Peak Oil or another earthquake or tsunami hits Asia all those ebooks will not be available.

Books can be made from recycleable polymer (see the book Cradle to Cradle) and ebooks are reliant on special metals. When those special metals are no longer available then it's back to books. It's really just a techno-triumphalism waste of time. You are not making anything greener by polluting the world for ebook and tablets when books can be recycled while ebooks are not. No comparison.
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sf2kDec. 16, 2011 - 09:19PM JST

books don't need lithium ion batteries, require extensive mining operations to get the lithium and a supply chain around the world just to get you an ebook in a store. IF we concentrated on reducing the paper in books then they would be even more local and recyclable. Ebooks, probably never