From: Nemo Nusquam <cym224@gmail.com>
To: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org
Subject: Re: [TUHS] (no printed copy) (was (no subject))
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2021 09:51:27 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <74677c0f-b22a-60df-aa11-2a191e021cba@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.21.9999.2104081512360.44871@aneurin.horsfall.org>
On 2021-04-08 01:32, Dave Horsfall wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Apr 2021, Norman Wilson wrote (in part):
>
>> I'm not sure why people, even in a group devoted to history like
>> ours, focus so much on whether a journal is issued in print or only
>> electronically. The latter has become more and more common.
>
> Well, curling up in bed with a good PDF just doesn't quite feel the
> same... It's also handy in a waiting room (no battery to go flat and
> not having to rely upon a WiFi connection) and also when waiting for
> the local bus.
In this informal survey, I side with Dave, though I prefer to read in my
comfy well-lit chair with tea/coffee/cocoa. (A very similar thread was
aired on MO last year.)
>> On one hand, I too find that if something is available only
>> electronically I'm more likely to put off reading it, probably
>> because back issues don't pile up as visibly.
I fully concur -- I tend to completely forget about them. Have
advertisers actually tracked how many readers look at their ads in print
vs. digital?
N.
>
> I know the feeling :-) I'm slowly working through my bookmarks.
>
> -- Dave
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-04-08 13:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-04-06 15:15 Norman Wilson
2021-04-08 5:32 ` Dave Horsfall
2021-04-08 6:14 ` Tomasz Rola
2021-04-08 13:51 ` Nemo Nusquam [this message]
2021-04-08 16:33 ` Adam Thornton
2021-04-12 15:47 Norman Wilson
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