Retired economics professor (“dismal scientist”). Married 40+ years to the love of my life; we have two grown daughters, both married, two granddaughters and a...
@dutchothotmailcom I have never read a full-length book on a mobile device. I'm not a Luddite; part of it comes from "professional habit." For my work as a professor I wanted photocopied articles I could highlight or mark up, or I would use my own subscribed journal copies or textbooks to mark in the margins. Even when I refereed submitted articles sent to me as a pdf, I would print them so I could mark up editing comments and check their math. One of these days I may have no choice but to read on an electronic device and maybe I'll find it's the coolest thing since sliced bread. But until then, I'm still a handheld book kind of person!
Cool bike racks! I agree that I prefer printed articles, but I do enjoy reading on my Kindle. I can have multiple books handy. And I can highlight the books on Kindle and add notes.
July 31st, 2020
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