Is it just me or is this rush to get books into digital format seeming a bit of a mad frenzy? I would like to think I am fairly up to date with my technology, ok I have the odd moment of complete incomprehension but, the one thing other than my laptop that I love is books and lots of them. Anyone who has visited our home/office will know that both of us have a passion for reading, and I am the first to admit that I don’t feel comfortable reading a book on my laptop, or on a handheld device or on any screen at all really.
Having said all of that, I ‘think’ I am in favour of what Google are in the process of doing and that is scanning out of print books so that they are available online. I know there has been a huge backlash against this – BBC click reported on this and you can see the full article here- and I know that Google have gone and done their usual and plowed on without asking anyone’s permission least of all authors and publishers, no change there then for good ole Google!
So there I am in a quandary – will I ever get to the point where I am reading a complete book on a screen, or am I truly a dinosaur in the world of online books? Answers on a bookmark too……
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