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A Little Reading Goes a Long Way
Posted by Jennifer
Jennifer
A Little Reading Goes a Long Way December 16, 2004 07:59AM |
A free internet library is going to be created. Google has signed up with five world-famous libraries - Oxford University's Bodleian, Stanford, Harvard, University of Michigan and the New York Public Library, to digitise over 15 million books (it will take six years and Google is funding the cost). Ancient manuscripts and famous musical scores will be included.
Re: A Little Reading Goes a Long Way December 16, 2004 10:25AM |
Re: A Little Reading Goes a Long Way December 16, 2004 07:29PM |
But is anyone else like me - I love to sit comfortably in my LaZyboy to read, or propped up with lots of pillows in bed just before going to sleep. Somehow, reading a book online is just not.............um........ comfortable.
And my eyes get tired quicker than when reading a book.
Lorna
And my eyes get tired quicker than when reading a book.
Lorna
Re: A Little Reading Goes a Long Way December 16, 2004 11:28PM |
Re: A Little Reading Goes a Long Way December 17, 2004 06:49AM |
Re: A Little Reading Goes a Long Way December 17, 2004 10:59AM |
I agree with your comments about preferring to read from a book and not the computer. Like Lisa I daydream about oneday having a laptop, that is modern enough to use away from a power point etc etc. Did think about getting a smaller handheld for downloading books onto, but then saw how small the screeen was and decided that for now I'll wait.
Kaye.
Kaye.
Re: A Little Reading Goes a Long Way December 19, 2004 02:36AM |
Isn't the stuff about preferring books because we are "digital immigrants", where as the kids coming along now don't have the same feelings about computer screens, etc. Was surprised to see a text the other day from a 14 year old boy, which started with "um". It takes me all my time to send a text, let alone use unnecessary words - and although I haven't tried, I expect predictive text wouldn't recognise um. Janet
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