wooden board e-book
"One thing is certain: the appetite for print is growing. In 1996, there were between 60,000 and 100,000 new titles in the UK each year. By 2007, it was pushing 200,000. "
The invisibility of the obvious is there, but the reason for the obvious is obvious; digital connectivity has engendered a passion for print. The invisibility is the exclusive attributes of print posed as disattributes since they exactly contrast with the exclusive attributes of the screen. It is strange that no one considers turning the immense enthusiasm for screen delivery upside down to mine the attributes of print and the momentum that its counter passions engender.
Legibility, non-distractive navigation that enhances comprehension, default persistence and self-authentication consisting of immutability, clear encompass of content and artifact witness. The counterpoint of print. (And no, we are not going away.)
tangibility check
"Paper’s tangibility allows the hands and fingers to
take over much of the navigational burden, freeing up the brain to think."
Bill Powers
essay still has encompass, except for the distractive concern with newspapers. It is easiest to discuss paper affordances and then discuss affordances of specific genres of print. He also mentions that screen reading advocates conveniently repose paper affordances as disadvantages in the process of identifying screen affordances. This tells us that the two transmissions are different and complimentary.
beyond page scrolling
"Multi-touch interfaces are input devices that recognize two or more simultaneous touches, allowing one or more users to interact with computer applications through various gestures created by fingers on a surface. Some devices also recognize differences in pressure and temperature. Multi-touch technology introduces users to swipes, pinches, rotations, and other actions that allow for richer, more immediate interaction with digital content. Multi-touch devices and supporting applications offer diverse ways of visualizing information to improve understanding, and they facilitate new ways to foster collaborative creation, permitting several users to work simultaneously on a single screen."
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a different library
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