Comments on: Electronic vs Hard Copy?

By: Janine

Janine — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:08:43 +0000

In reply to What Sarah Did Next. I agree I hope we can continue to have both.

By: Janine

Janine — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:07:52 +0000

In reply to Chrystina. Me too.

By: Chrystina

Chrystina — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:17:25 +0000

Hard copy. No questions asked. I love how it feels. I love putting it on my shelf when I’m done with it. And I love folding corners.

By: What Sarah Did Next

What Sarah Did Next — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:50:36 +0000

I know what you mean, Janine. I do a lot of reading on the computer too but you can’t beat (in my mind) curling up on the couch with a good book. It’s not the same with an iPad or laptop! I love the touch, feel and smell of paper books… I can’t see me ever getting tired of that.

In this day and age though, I reckon there’s room for both.

By: Janine

Janine — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:15:29 +0000

In reply to nmsullivan0909. Yes, all our newsletters have gone electronic, and I find I keep missing them now. The highschool ones go to the husbands email, which he doesn't check regularly enough (I don't know how that happened) and the primary school ones go to my email, where I might notice they are there but think I'll read that later and then don't get back to it. When they came home in the backpack I knew to check every Friday and I would sit down and read them as soon as I got home.

By: Janine

Janine — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:13:03 +0000

In reply to Diana Douglas. Yes the big thing is lighter backpacks. With my eldest daughter sometimes her bag was so heavy she could barely lift it.

By: Diana Douglas

Diana Douglas — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:15:08 +0000

I think that using e-readers in place of text books will save money in the long run. In addition to saving money on the initial printing of the text books, updates can be made without the cost of reprinting and storage won’t be as much of an issue. Kids won’t be lugging around 40 lb. backpacks, books won’t be left at home…the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.
I’m hoping the schools and universities here (USA) will begin using them.

By: nmsullivan0909

nmsullivan0909 — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:02:14 +0000

hi janine – i like both. well, for reading a book, always a regular book, but we do have a kindle and my family uses it. but for classroom newsletters and things – both. as a teacher, i SEND both, too, because some parents need paper, and some just check their email and not the backpack. joy to you, n

By: Janine

Janine — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:58:37 +0000

In reply to Cate.

LOL – weren’t computers supposed to create the paperless office? Perhaps I just need to “train” myself to read books on the iPad. I do like the thought of just packing an iPad to go on holidays rather than heavy books and magazines.

By: Cate

Cate — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:52:40 +0000

I’ve actually embraced my iPad for reading, I read way more than I did before I got it. But I also print out mountains of paper when I’m putting together stuff for scouts, and the floor around my desk is swimming with piles of paper because I haven’t reconciled how to store all the paper.