[WEB4LIB] RE: why ebooks and when?

[Terence K. Huwe]

Sometimes I think all the emphasis on trade publications has been the wrong
way to get started with ebooks.  ebooks make pretty good sense for a lot
_textbook_ applications, even if the technology's still a work in progress.
 Web-based teaching aids have pretty well on big university campuses.
Terry Huwe


At 12:17 PM 08/28/2001 -0700, Mark T. Bay wrote:
>I still say e-books won't ever catch on until you can leave one on the bus
>or drop it over the side of a tour boat without worrying about getting it
>back - i.e., an investment of less than 10 dollars vs. whatever readers cost
>now.  Then there's the eye strain of reader screen vs. paper, the need to
>worry about batteries, etc.  It'll be a while yet before e-books make a real
>penetration of the market.
>
>Mark
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