tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post4275915413392650325..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: How do you read books?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-61824410840857624032015-10-16T22:23:15.437+01:002015-10-16T22:23:15.437+01:00There is supposed to be a new reading app called W...There is supposed to be a new reading app called Word Runner that streams words across the screen so you don't need to turn or swipe anything. And as a kid, I always used to think reading would be much easier if the words were printed backwards every second line so your eye doesn't need to jerk back all the time to the left of the page... never seen a book printed like that, but maybe with digital such things are possible!Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-76930186878162001162015-10-16T09:31:08.708+01:002015-10-16T09:31:08.708+01:00Love all your comments - oh God Nick - is that wha...Love all your comments - oh God Nick - is that what I'll be doing next! Jen - the grandbaby is only one so God knows what is coming!!Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841164190139769948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-34429457167878095982015-10-15T23:11:38.823+01:002015-10-15T23:11:38.823+01:00I read in print, on Kindle, and (in dire straits) ...I read in print, on Kindle, and (in dire straits) on my phone. As I've hit that age where my near vision gets worse every day, I've appreciated digital reading more. And of course I love it when I travel. So I think you could say I'm shifting a bit more towards digital reading all the time... <br /><br />Yesterday I was reading a print book to my daughter, who is five. I try to only read to her in print, though she dabbles in apps on her tablet. We're reading the graphic novel/nonfiction title Human Body Theater. There was a point where a skeleton TALKS about dancing, and she said "It would be cool if you could just tap here and see him dance." Which made me think, ok, maybe I should let her read more digital books. But it also showed that she could imagine that just fine anyway. Jen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343476550309656223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-85931880194251695252015-10-15T15:09:13.406+01:002015-10-15T15:09:13.406+01:00Swiping is nothing. The real sign of madness is wh...Swiping is nothing. The real sign of madness is where the print is too small, and you try that strange 'un-pinch' thing with your fingers to make it bigger.<br /><br />But this is nothing new. In my first job, which saw me using a computer all day for the first time, I learned CTRL-Z to undo stuff. A few weeks in, I spilled my tea on my desk, and - for a split second - my brain was reaching for a CTRL-Z, before realising that in this case there was none.Nick Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08191176209084540085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-13595573371005367772015-10-15T12:40:05.476+01:002015-10-15T12:40:05.476+01:00You trying to swipe a paper page made me hoot! Th...You trying to swipe a paper page made me hoot! Thanks for this post! And yes, all/and not either/or.Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-48817717554290395682015-10-15T11:44:02.144+01:002015-10-15T11:44:02.144+01:00Lovely post, Miriam, and reinforces everything we ...Lovely post, Miriam, and reinforces everything we know about the story being the most important thing, though The Book is a lovesome thing, God wot!Sheena Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13847659993713606837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-61905860656000583572015-10-15T09:41:28.297+01:002015-10-15T09:41:28.297+01:00Yes - so many ways to read books! It's really ...Yes - so many ways to read books! It's really not turning out to be a case of one or the other, is it?Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.com