Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Technology and Literacy
When talking about literacy it's important to talk about ALL those technological impacts like the E-Readers. I can honestly buy 10 books just for the price of the thing. then after i spend the 200$!!!! i have to pay 5 to download a book that they have the power to remove from my reader. why should i even have to pay at all? i can just travel to my local library for a dollar in gas and borrow a book FOR FREE!!!!!!!! although this is some cool tech, why should i have to pay for BOOKS THAT ARENT EVEN MADE OF PAPER! where does the cost come from? the 30 secs to upload it to their system. i know u have to make $$$$ but how about a service fee of say 25/year. this tech stuff has not impacted my literacy cause i would rather borrow for free(which could be considered © infringement because i mean you can't redistribute which they are doing to multiple people which they do over and over again)dont know if you're reading this cause of the link from the "rofblog" but it is true. dont let all this new expensive tech fool you. BORROW "Good Night Moon" (another "rofblog" reference) insteading of downloading it to your new 200$ e-reader. go get yourself a FREE lib-card today!!!!!!!!!
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oh hender bender....
ReplyDeleteI hear you--my daughter loves her Kindle. Loves, loves, loves. But it's not my thing.... I'd rather hold the book in my hands... (especially if it is Goodnight Moon!)
ReplyDeleteWhat about the accessibility of books through an e-reader? There are foreign books and more obscure titles that are available through the internet that would not be in a local library. It depends on how much you read and what reader you have, but for some people I believe an e-reader can be the right choice. It does not ban you from going to the library of course, but it gives you the opportunity to own a book without having to travel and the books tend to (in my experience) be cheaper for the e-readers. While the reader can be a bit pricey, the difference in price for tangible books verses electronic is a significant difference that makes up for the price in time if you are an avid reader.
ReplyDeleteI understand what you're trying to say, but the way that you present what you're saying is... slightly odd. Still, you make a good point, and I agree that libraries are still very valid places of literature, even in today's world.
ReplyDeleteHaha, liked the entry - good work my little spendthrift.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with how ridiculous it is to by electronics that display books when you could just own the actual book printed on paper, so weird.
I much prefer holding a book to holding a piece of plastic/metal.