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Forum Topic: Feature: Reading books without paper
Topic started by: Scholastic at 08 November 2007 - 16:53
In an age where children and pupils are engaging with technology in all aspects of their lives, Ben Barton considers whether ebooks are a way to get children engaging with the written word
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- Posted by: Yo-yo at 22 November 2007 - 20:55
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Posted by: grangettes at 28 January 2008 - 19:04
I agree with Yo-yo. I always end up printing off and reading texts on paper – which kind of defeats the object! Or am I missing something?
I don’t know about anyone else, but while I think e-books are a fantastic thing, I would not want to lose good old-fashioned books. If nothing else, I find it hard to read for long on a screen of any kind. Much easier and relaxing on the eye to read from the printed page.