re: Do you like digital woodworking magazines?

I’m new to wood working and I can’t really say that I’d be happy with a Digital only version of the magazines. I’ve been trying to get into the Ebook arena and so far haven’t been really impressed. As some people have mentioned prior, it could have something to do with what you’re reading it on. I’m trying to use my Galaxy Note2 and it just isn’t big enough. I read some of the books on my desktop computer and it works OK, but I’m tied to my desk.

I just don’t see electronic editions as being a tangible thing. Unlike Paper, that can be damaged by tearing, burning, coffee spills, etc, electronic editions can be lost by typical electronic mishaps. You’d need to treat it the same as you would you family photos, and other valuable things that are commonly kept on computers these days. Backups, of backups of backup of other backups. They’re just not as easily accessible as the printed page.

I’m 44, so I guess that kinda places me at the cusp of those who do and those who don’t like E-everything. I still like turning the page. I do have an app on my phone called Moon+ Reader pro that has many aspects that people like to use when reading a paper book. It can highlight, allow me to make notes on the page and book marks where I left off. But, it still doesn’t completely give that held in had, page turning ease. If I’m 200 pages into a book and want to go back to something in the 1st chapter, with the book, I just flip to the 1st chapter. With the Ebook, I have to swipe to the side, choose an option to view, select the chapter I want to go back to and select it. then if it’s a few pages into that chapter, I have to electronically flip through those pages till I get to what I wanted to read. With a paper book, You’ve typically got 2 pages presented in front of you to read at a time. The Ebook only presents 1. There is the option, at times, to scroll continuously without real pagination and that’s not bad. And, most importantly, you don’t need electricity to read a printed page. Unless you’re reading at night and it’s dark..