literacy are over."
We all love our Kindles and the various available versions of the electronic book, our IPADS, our laptops, etc. but there is still something to be said about wandering through a book store and browsing. Although I wouldn't give my Kindle up, I still like the look of worn books on the bookshelf my Grandpa made. I do think that book sales are probably way down but I don't see books ever going completely away. Especially text books. Unless K-12 schools are prepared to purchase some sort of electronic device and give students a code to purchase their texts with, books will be in the public schools for a long, long time. Many of our students, especially in rural areas, struggle to purchase what they need for school now, let alone the expense of digital media. I know that it may be cheaper in the long run, but the initial cost would be huge along with problems like what do you do when a student loses their electronic book and doesn't have the money to replace it?
http://www.tuftsdaily.com/features/as-written-material-goes-digital-will-books-become-a-thing-of-the-past-1.2347602
(Schlom, 2010)
Schlom, D. (2010, September 29). As written material goes digital, will books become a thing of the past?. Retrieved from http://www.tuftsdaily.com/features/as-written-material-goes-digital-will-books-become-a-thing-of-the-past-1.2347602
Personally, I love the smell of books in a bookstore. I love the feel of a book in my hands when I get swept away in the story that it unfolds within my mind. I can't get those senses from a Kindle (even if it is more convenient). Covered books will never go away in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI do love my ipad2 for the pure convenience of downloading any book, any time. I agree that books and print literacy are not going away in the near future. There are too many of us that still want to feel the book in our hands.
ReplyDeleteBrowsing through bookstores is one of my favorite pastimes. I also love the feel of a new book or magazine, but, unfortunately, the convenience of my Kindle has won me over. I've actually got a stack of books put aside that I haven't gotten around to reading while I read newer books on my Kindle. While I completely agree that paper books and textbooks are not going away any time soon, I do think that there will be more and more people taking advantages of the conveniences of ebooks and digital media.
ReplyDeleteI love my Nook. I was kind of unsure at first because I am a person who has to print off everything first for my online classes because I can't seem to follow and keep track of what I am reading on the computer, but it is not like that with the Nook. I do agree that paper books and text books are going to be around for a long time. Great post!
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