16 “Amazing” Things You Can’t Make From E-books [Pictures]

Author: Piotr Kowalczyk •
Date: July 31, 2009 •
Category: English

Look at those beautiful examples of what can be done from a paper book. It’s just amazing… but on the other hand it’s good, that e-books are intangible. You can’t do things like that to them. As a writer I would love my book to be part of a heritage, not a birdhouse.

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  • http://courtmerrigan.wordpress.com/ Court

    Good point. Whether print or electronic, or both, what authors want is to be a part of the lasting literary culture. Clever as they are, some of these designs seem almost disrespectful; and surely books that are lasting would not have this done to them.

    • podpisany

      You know, these are examples of human creativity being spent on limiting a value of p-books – to paper. I prefer using my creativity on increasing the value of e-books.

  • http://courtmerrigan.wordpress.com/ Court

    Good point. Whether print or electronic, or both, what authors want is to be a part of the lasting literary culture. Clever as they are, some of these designs seem almost disrespectful; and surely books that are lasting would not have this done to them.

    • podpisany

      You know, these are examples of human creativity being spent on limiting a value of p-books – to paper. I prefer using my creativity on increasing the value of e-books.

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  • MinaNJ

    @namenick Please, let’s list 1000 amazing things you can’t make from p-books…

  • http://www.pablofolio.com/ Pablo

    I love it , I've seen also a bath tube! unlimited possibilities….

    • http://passwordincorrect.com Piotr Kowalczyk

      Now, bathing in collected works of Plato – this must be fun;P

  • http://www.pablofolio.com Pablo

    I love it , I've seen also a bath tube! unlimited possibilities….

    • http://passwordincorrect.com nizejpodpisany

      Now, bathing in collected works of Plato – this must be fun;P

  • Sylwia Presley

    We have seen a house made of books in Oxford Modern Art once, last spring, here it is: http://qik.com/video/577396?page=32 (no self advertisement, private Qik video;)).

  • Sylwia Presley

    We have seen a house made of books in Oxford Modern Art once, last spring, here it is: http://qik.com/video/577396?page=32 (no self advertisement, private Qik video;)).