Most arguments have been about the sentimental versus the practical, between people who prefer how paper
pages feel in their hands and people who argue for the practicality of e-readers.
Not exact matches
As Fallon puts it, «certain books just
feel more real held
in our
hands and
paged through meditatively.»
Overblown as the blasé cowboy, not simply nihilistic but actually suicidal, Andes is the most believable character
in this world of absurd violence, coming across as the written words that you can
feel when passing your
hand across the
page.
Check out my blog, and the «Blogs I Follow» list (
in the right
hand column of my home
page) to get a
feel for what others are doing with this medium.
-- nothing will ever replace the
feel of a good book
in your
hands on a rainy afternoon or if you just want to pop yourself up
in a corner some place and get lost
in the
pages.
Even with techy options like phones and tablets, many authors still prefer the
feel of a pen or pencil
in their
hands, and the familiar surface of a fresh notebook
page.
The Oasis 2
feels better
in the
hand, has
page - buttons and has more uniform lighting.
I enjoy having that printed copy of a book
in my
hands, turning the
pages, and know that I have the pleasure of what I
feel is what a book should be.
Also, since I started reading more print books again, I have a new appreciation for the
feeling of holding a book
in your
hands, the tactile sensation of turning the
pages, of seeing your progression visually as the
pages read become more plentiful and the
pages yet unread decrease
in number.
Reading this
page - turning thriller
feels like holding lightning
in your
hands.
If you have other questions,
feel free to email me; my contact info is
in the right -
hand column at the top of the
page.
Its aluminum construction
feels velvety smooth and its extra girth makes it easy to grip
in one
hand, like holding a paperback book with its
pages folded back.
At 0.9 pounds and 0.4 - inches thin, not only does the PlayBook
feel like a small paperback — especially when holding it with one
hand — but it also comes pre-loaded with the Kobo eBook reader application to transform it into an actual book, flipping
pages in either landscape or portrait mode.
The most common mentioned is the act of turning the
page, the
feel of having a book
in your
hand, and the ability to highlight and scribble notes
in the margins.
Sony is the only manufacturer to offer physical
page - forward and
page - back buttons at the bottom of an e-reader, a feature that I found especially useful for those times when I held the e-reader
in one
hand by the bottom (something this model's balanced
feel allows).
There's are two physical buttons on the edge, so you can still press to turn
pages, as well as tap or swipe as you prefer, so the interaction and the
feel in the
hand is very much as it was before, although there's now less travel
in the these keys.
Working from a small studio
in her home, Mizushima crafts the tiny creatures by
hand, selling her
felt creations and prints of the little dioramas she constructs on her Etsy
page and on Society6.
Feeling the weight of a book
in my
hands, flipping back through its
pages to re-read a particularly crucial or well - written paragraph, using a bookmark to hold my place while I ponder what I've just read — those are some of the things I still love about reading.
Sometimes I annotate them, but for me it's simply the
feel of the
page and the heft of the thing
in my
hand.
You can also change the look and
feel by clicking on icons
in the upper right -
hand corner of any item displayed on your
pages.
HTC took a
page out of Apple's handbook and used a unibody aluminum case with curves that
felt great
in the
hand and the smartphone's specifications impressed Android fans and consumers.
The handset
felt uncomfortably warm
in our
hands as we loaded web
pages and video, more so than any other smartphone we've seen.
When I made the switch from paper books to an e-reader, I wasn't sure how I'd like it - there's something about the tactile nature of flipping
pages and the
feeling of a book
in your
hands that I love.