tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post8220928606978024018..comments2024-03-20T03:14:54.419-04:00Comments on La Vie en Prose: Ebooks vs PbooksMeredith Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02718251724577409962noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-17667485076314944022012-08-08T19:28:44.372-04:002012-08-08T19:28:44.372-04:00Kids want a product, and cool and shiny digital to...Kids want a product, and cool and shiny digital toys, Kindles, etc., are still not quite as cozy as a book you can snuggle under your covers with, or read with friends. Books are timeless, technology goes out of date. I still have my fave children's books, but I ditched by old Compaq and typewriter years ago. Also, practically, books can be passed down, parent to kid. Somehow passing down a Nook or your old Nintendo doesn't have the same sentimental value. Still, each has its place. Sheila LewisSheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056192666803799229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-10054011702869993602012-08-07T04:09:16.336-04:002012-08-07T04:09:16.336-04:00Well, the Kindle isn't cool. I think this is a...Well, the Kindle isn't cool. I think this is a huge part of this being that it still dominates the ebook market. Once kids get hold of a cooler device (nope - not the Kindle Fire either)as a passdown from parents or on their own, this is going to change in a big way. <br /><br />3 years ago video game developers moved away from kids games because moms and dads were playing and not sharing their iPhones nicely. Boy oh boy, has that changed in a big way. I think it's coming and it's coming fast. The up curve on the adoption rate graph would thrill the Von Trapp family. 233% ain't nothin' to sneeze at.Dustin Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15389682465268101443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-60130991094276776232012-07-31T17:35:33.571-04:002012-07-31T17:35:33.571-04:00I think part of it comes down to access: most of t...I think part of it comes down to access: most of the adults I know have some brand of e-reader, but when I was teaching middle school, I only had ONE student out of a hundred who had a Nook. Teens like technology, but they can't always afford it.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09001769778532780218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-22186187448129836602012-07-06T22:42:33.414-04:002012-07-06T22:42:33.414-04:00I’m happy that ebooks are still way behind in the ...I’m happy that ebooks are still way behind in the YA and children's market. Even though my daughters are avid readers, I often have to pry them away from the computer and their electronic games to read their library books. Well, the truth be told, I spend too much time on the computer, too. But I like the idea of my daughters cuddling up with good paperback or hardback books.Cynthia Wilson Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558777709284239081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-69484981108061285142012-06-19T23:02:52.527-04:002012-06-19T23:02:52.527-04:00I agree it's the purchasing of the device. I ...I agree it's the purchasing of the device. I go back and forth because I worry my nine year old will drop it in a toilet or leave it somewhere.spruntyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514135828264486729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809343867197930371.post-22224456353344647742012-06-18T22:03:39.650-04:002012-06-18T22:03:39.650-04:00I think it might partly have to do with the fact t...I think it might partly have to do with the fact that adults aren't as likely to drop money on another digital device. When they've already bought their kids computers, cell phones, iPods, cars, etc. But that's...just a guess. Might also be teens enjoy having something physical in their hands. <br /><br />I have, in the past, tried to ask any of my friends who have teenagers that read a lot. Every single one of them already read e-books! So didn't help much for research. ;)Kelley Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01852321111294729924noreply@blogger.com