Comments on: Growing Up Kindle: Reading in the Digital Age http://susanpogorzelski.com/home/growing-up-kindle-reading-in-the-digital-age Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:12:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Susan Pogorzelski - admin http://susanpogorzelski.com/home/growing-up-kindle-reading-in-the-digital-age/comment-page-1#comment-421 Susan Pogorzelski - admin Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:36:55 +0000 http://susanpogorzelski.com/?p=1236#comment-421 Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Amanda! I agree that I think books will survive -- I think they are so deeply ingrained in our lives and society that it would be difficult for them not to be -- but it really makes you wonder what the affect will be on not only the future, but future generations who are growing up with all this technology at their fingertips. Imagine -- in just the past ten years our lives have changed dramatically due to technological advancements; it makes you wonder if there's an impact on intelligence there as well. Good comparison to the DVDs and going to the movies...For awhile I wondered if books could be compared to the VHS, still around but rarely used until they become scarce and discarded. But yours seems more accurate -- maybe it is a matter of preference. A lot to think about -- thanks for your comment! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Amanda! I agree that I think books will survive — I think they are so deeply ingrained in our lives and society that it would be difficult for them not to be — but it really makes you wonder what the affect will be on not only the future, but future generations who are growing up with all this technology at their fingertips. Imagine — in just the past ten years our lives have changed dramatically due to technological advancements; it makes you wonder if there’s an impact on intelligence there as well.

Good comparison to the DVDs and going to the movies…For awhile I wondered if books could be compared to the VHS, still around but rarely used until they become scarce and discarded. But yours seems more accurate — maybe it is a matter of preference.

A lot to think about — thanks for your comment!

]]> By: Amanda Linehan http://susanpogorzelski.com/home/growing-up-kindle-reading-in-the-digital-age/comment-page-1#comment-419 Amanda Linehan Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:59:59 +0000 http://susanpogorzelski.com/?p=1236#comment-419 Hi Susan - It's a little hard to imagine reading without a physical book in my hand. I've never tried the Kindle, but that's not to say I'm not interested. I think "digital reading" will get more and more popular, but books will always have a place too. Like, we can all watch DVDs in our homes, but people still go to the movies. There's just something about it. :) Hi Susan – It’s a little hard to imagine reading without a physical book in my hand. I’ve never tried the Kindle, but that’s not to say I’m not interested. I think “digital reading” will get more and more popular, but books will always have a place too. Like, we can all watch DVDs in our homes, but people still go to the movies. There’s just something about it. :)

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