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jeanf
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Post subject: Re: Are Cookbooks Obsolete? Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:57 pm |
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fitzie wrote: None of this would do for me. My cell phone is so old it almost has a rotary dial. fitzie My biggest beef about ebooks is I can't buy them at yardsales. 
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Darcie
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Post subject: Re: Are Cookbooks Obsolete? Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 3:35 pm |
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jeanf wrote: fitzie wrote: None of this would do for me. My cell phone is so old it almost has a rotary dial. fitzie My biggest beef about ebooks is I can't buy them at yardsales.  And, really, one of the biggest drawbacks...sharing. There is no "borrowing" of an ebook. Well, at least not if you aren't a hacker. One of the issues I have with ebooks is the proprietary formats - what happens if (when) B&N finally goes belly up - how long with the Nook platform for ebooks be supported? A printed book will always be accessible.
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jim262
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Post subject: Re: Are Cookbooks Obsolete? Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 3:38 pm |
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I think I am going to wait for an e-book that projects an interactive 3-D laser holographic image of a virtual sous-chef.
_________________ Jim Weights of Baking Ingredients
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TheFuzzy
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Post subject: Re: Are Cookbooks Obsolete? Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 7:22 pm |
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Darcie wrote: One of the issues I have with ebooks is the proprietary formats - what happens if (when) B&N finally goes belly up - how long with the Nook platform for ebooks be supported? A printed book will always be accessible. Actually, B&N uses ePub for the Nook, which is an independant format supported by several libraries. The same is NOT true of the Kindle.
_________________ The Fuzzy Chef Serious Chef iz Serious!
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talanhart
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Post subject: Re: Are Cookbooks Obsolete? Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:09 am |
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If I'm not mistaken, I think there are also programs that will convert from one format to another.
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Darcie
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Post subject: Re: Are Cookbooks Obsolete? Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:17 am |
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TheFuzzy wrote: Darcie wrote: One of the issues I have with ebooks is the proprietary formats - what happens if (when) B&N finally goes belly up - how long with the Nook platform for ebooks be supported? A printed book will always be accessible. Actually, B&N uses ePub for the Nook, which is an independant format supported by several libraries. The same is NOT true of the Kindle. Why does that not surprise me. Todd, I haven't heard of any software like that (of course that doesn't mean it's not out there). I know how hard Amazon, et al. are fighting piracy - seems like they wouldn't want anyone to be able to convert to another (probably easily copied) format.
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Kathy's Pete
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Post subject: Re: Are Cookbooks Obsolete? Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:38 am |
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Joined: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:10 pm Posts: 1060 Location: PA
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I've tried cooking from the Kindle and it's not convenient. I also sampled McGee on the Kindle and it wasn't much better.
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Paul Kierstead
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Post subject: Re: Are Cookbooks Obsolete? Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:52 am |
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Joined: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:45 pm Posts: 1531 Location: Ottawa, ON
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The interface on the Kindle does not make it suitable for reference works much. I've cooked from it quite a few times satisfactorily, but it isn't any different then a piece of paper. I read all of McGee on it, but I read that back to front, not as a reference work, and the kindle is great for that style. For 'interactive' cooking (cross referencing, how do i prepare star fruit, that kind of thing) the color touch screen tablets are much better. I don't mind abusing my iPad to no end, so I use it in the kitchen.
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Kathy's Pete
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Post subject: Re: Are Cookbooks Obsolete? Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:30 pm |
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Joined: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:10 pm Posts: 1060 Location: PA
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Yeah, speaking of unsuitable for reference documents, I was also frustrated with reading a tourist guide to Paris - it was too hard to flip back and forth between a map of the Louvre and descriptions of the different areas, for example.
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Paul Kierstead
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Post subject: Re: Are Cookbooks Obsolete? Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:53 pm |
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Joined: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:45 pm Posts: 1531 Location: Ottawa, ON
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Not to mention the usage of location based services is almost invaluable; I used my iPad very very heavily in Paris to find restaurants, cafe's, metro stations, etc. not to mention metro apps to layout routes, etc. But my wife still brought a paper book, and it was still useful for browsing; they don't have that down yet. Plus, it ended up having us meet another lovely canadian couple in a wonderful seafood restaurant who were using the same guide ...
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