A class presentation hypothesized about the efficiency of the "tablet."
I understand that hundreds of books can be stored on such a device, and with only a few hours of charging to last days, and entire library can be turned into a planner-sized source of all literary works.
Mind you, the weight averages:
- 5-inch Tablets: 6" x 3.2" x .4" @ .75 lbs.
- 7-inch Tablets: 7.5" x 5" x .5" @ 1 lbs.
- 9-inch Tablets: 9.3" x 6" x .5" @ 1.2 lbs.
- 10-inch Tablets: 9.8" x 7" x .5" @ 1.4 lbs.
- http://compreviews.about.com/od/buyers/a/Tablet-PC-Size-Weight-Guide.htm
Just think, moving day just became 10 boxes less of a hassle.
And, no one ever has to worry or Pinterest about the perfect library setting ever again! Because the world is at the palm of your hands, or you can take your palm wherever you want around the world and are not limited to space because of the bulkiness that books embody.
Tablets are great! No doubt about that.
But I want you to just think about having your favorite book of all times on that tablet. You can read it wherever you go, and whenever.
However, you loose its cover, its originality in its truest form, special quality in that when it is a tangible book, it is its own - not mixed in with the others that may not quite be its equal.
And most of all, you loose the essence you add to a tangible book that makes it your own: the oils on your fingers cannot permeate every page, the scent of its antiquity cannot be inhaled, and the wear and tear on the corners cannot reflect its value to you.
All you have is an electronic device that can delete your favorite book's existence. How sad it is, that you can emotionally remove yourself from such a great work at the touch of a button. If you wanted to get rid of a tangible book, you could burn it and at least have some symbolic significance to its' ashes.
Down with the tablet. Buy paper books. (you for sure won't be saving any forests, sorry).
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