ABK
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Post by ABK on Nov 6, 2009 15:05:16 GMT
Interest to find out what type of book format members would buy an angling book in.
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Post by Roobarb on Nov 6, 2009 15:30:55 GMT
Give me a paper book every time. I just don't like reading long passages of text on a screen. DVDs are for watching, books are for reading Maybe it's because I'm on my way to being an old fuddy duddy but I find I can look things up in a book just as quickly as I can search for them in an electronic format. I can't imagine old DVDs ever acquiring a pleasing smell in the way old books do either. Andy
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Post by G Ritchie on Nov 6, 2009 15:34:26 GMT
Same here, a standard paper book every time.
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Post by davidturtle on Nov 6, 2009 17:20:12 GMT
My wife has just bought a Kindle (??) and I have to say that, a sceptic as I was, it is just as easy to read as a book, is a lot lighter and the font size can be changed. The only problem at the moment is that the choice of new/recent books that can be downloaded is heavily biased in favour of USA although this is to be addressed shortly I am told.
David
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Post by robmason on Nov 6, 2009 17:42:20 GMT
A book every time. Unless it was purely instructional eg fly tying or casting and then I'd obviously go for a dvd. Books smell nice too.
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ABK
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Post by ABK on Nov 6, 2009 18:28:54 GMT
Thanks to those who have provided some feedback, rather than just vote. Greatly appreciated. Interesting that most so far seem to prefer the paper version.
Some food for thought. Paper books are generally rather expensive to produce especially when they contain lots of diagrams and photos. As a result most fishing books generally have a limited context 80,000, about 2 dozen colour photos, along with a couple of dozen line drawings and some monochrome photos. The quality and content is limited by production costs. Digital reproduction on to an optical disc (DVD) or storage device enables / allows much larger written works to be produced which can contain a large number of very high quality photos and diagrams. It also allows for video footage to be incorporated.
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underghillie
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If whisky be the water of life then why is it not on prescription!!
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Post by underghillie on Nov 6, 2009 19:11:51 GMT
Aye a book for me too, best for quick check on anything of interest
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Post by sinkingtip on Nov 6, 2009 22:09:30 GMT
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers". Charles W. Eliot, The Happy Life, 1896
Electronic formats fail in this respect - certainly for me.
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underghillie
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If whisky be the water of life then why is it not on prescription!!
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Post by underghillie on Nov 6, 2009 23:40:40 GMT
You have the brawest way wi words tippy ;D must go now the corks oot o bottle
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Post by builnacraig on Nov 7, 2009 10:03:59 GMT
I hear what you are saying about the advantages of electronic format Alex but it has to be a traditional book style. I don't yet have a monitor build into the toilet wall so an electronic version would be a waste of time for me.
builnacraig
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Post by sinkingtip on Nov 7, 2009 15:19:27 GMT
Digital reproduction on to an optical disc (DVD) or storage device enables / allows much larger written works to be produced which can contain a large number of very high quality photos and diagrams. It also allows for video footage to be incorporated. Fair enough, but I still reckon you might miss that 'connection' you have or make with the physicality of a book. Excuse the particularly duff analogy (kind of) but books have a 'soul' - like a guid goin stick does - whereas DVD's are like golf umbrella's - practical, but you can never fall in love with them. There's a place and usage for both - as BNC say's, there's the issue of the lavvy. However, I do prefer books but they tend to make me sleepy.
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Post by ABK on Nov 7, 2009 17:23:12 GMT
Essential marketing info coming through...........must be lavvy usable.......never took that into consideration..............Let me see....if I was to offer a free copy of the book produced on a DVD to everyone who has voted for paper I presume they would not want it..............
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Post by sinkingtip on Nov 7, 2009 17:42:48 GMT
Not necessarily. I daresay most paper lovers have non paper loving friends and acquaintances. It's really just a case of what floats you particular 'bubble'. Good luck with the project.
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Post by robmason on Nov 7, 2009 18:59:57 GMT
I have a book, in fact 4 volumes, over 2300 pages, that also comes with a dvd. The dvd is essentially the book volumes plus some extra resources which are handy. I have the books at work and the dvd at home. I never look at the dvd, unless it is to use some of the "resources" in a presentation or whatever. To "read the book" on the computer is far more time consuming, uncomfortable, and tiring on the eyes. I think a book plus a dvd is a good compromise, but wouldn't always rush out for a dvd only option. JUst to convince ABK, and polish his ego a little further, I couldn't read his dvd in bed, which I was doing last night with a previous piece of his work.
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Post by lunesman on Nov 7, 2009 19:11:51 GMT
A book for me every time, at least then when I get lost just read it again. Regards Lunesman
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