a thoughtful case for on-screen reading



illustrator-cartoonist lucy knisley comes to the defense of online comics reading (indeed all types of digital lit) with this charming little comic:

downloading optimism (pessimism virus detected)

while you're at her site, be sure to check out her other autobiographical strips. they are excellent.

going back to digital vs. paper, i wonder if all screen-readers consider physical media a barrier to content delivery the way ms. knisley does. because to me, it's the screen that's a barrier. the words are on the other side of an electronically-lit window. sure books take up space and all that, but so do friends, and i'd rather hang out than do skype or facebook anyday.


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  1. actually for me, it doesn't matter whether its electronic or not. what matters is the content. sure, holding a book changes the experience, but its the content i'm after in the first place. don't get me wrong though, there are books that i'd buy and read again even though i already have its digital version.

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  2. kung sa yo 'content', sa akin naman 'experience' ang habol ko. iba ang reading experience ng pababasa sa screen at sa pahina, lalo na kung komiks ang pag-uusapan. mas gusto ko talaga ang papel. gayunpaman, meron parin akong ilang gigabytes ng manga scans sa hard drive, hehe

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  3. yep, sa akin din yung experience. iba talaga pag hawak mo yung binabasa mo. i have the same problem with collected stuff. nawala na yung thrill of waiting for the next issue. pero of topic na yun.

    i do love me some internet strips tho, like the perry bible fellowship & tony millionaires "maakies"...

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