A new article from the New York Times suggests that the spread of e-readers brought the solitary act of reading of antisocial territory. It used to be that a person reading a book alone at a coffee shop or on the train clearly was spending time alone and was not opened for human interaction. With the expansion of e-readers connected to the Internet, however, many readers loners can be currently debating their books with the world through tweeting, publishing to Facebook or passages share online. It also helps that encourage the curiosity of the passerby. Two proprietary iPad are cited in the article as having people stop them to ask them questions, where others were unlikely to ask them about the books they made before.
I witnessed it personally, having at least one person a week ask me about my Kindle on the train. It is usually a person thinking of buying a Kindle or other e-reader.Every once in a while is owner of a fellow Kindle me asking about the cover that I have (the Tuff-Luv leather Cover with Kindle support) but it is definitely more people than ever stopped me to ask about the book of paper that was reading.
A contributor to the article considers the opposite.She says: "I think the Kindle sends the message ' I'm busy, please don't disturb me ' imperative when you're traveling on a plane or eat in a restaurant or relax in a resort", but it does not compare the message of a book can pass in the same situation.
What do you think? A paper book presents a barrier to communication more than an e-reader? e-reader-toting people are more accessible because of device? As a bookworm (paper or e-books), how you feel about being approached by strangers who wonder about his book or electronic reading device?
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