Summer Reading at the Beach
A recent post on Facebook got me thinking about the practicality of eReaders vs. printed paper books. Both publishing mediums have their place. One can only hope that, at least for the near future, both electronic editions and print editions survive.
The question being asked was whether or not to take an eReader to the beach. I have to say that if your eReader is an iPad, the answer is probably an emphatic, “No.” Who would want to risk sand and water damage to a $500 device? Not I! Even worse, the iPad screen is a miserable performer under high light conditions, even with a glare filtering screen.
Stephen Beals is a veteran prepress manager with some 30 years of experience in the commercial print business. He has written hundreds of articles for dozens of publications and owns the website "Printoolz" for software for print and multimedia production. Stephen also founded his own murder mystery dinner theatre troupe and is a Presbyterian pastor.
