E-books - a matter of perception . . .


Slate has an interesting and somewhat 'contra' article on ebooks by writer Jan Swafford here.

It's definitely worth reading. One of the things he gets very right is the difference in how we perceive various media (and yes, he does give the nod to Marshall McLuhan).

Of course the question is, will that actually matter in a few years, when the way most readers have learned to assimilate written thought is through screens.

(And yes, many writers though not all, work the way he describes. But it's not absolutely necessary, and for most books it's been a long time since I've worked that way. Same with most of the writers I know.)