Are e-books the new newspapers? 电子书能取代报纸吗？

时间：2009-04-18 05:28:29

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Electronic book readers are still a minority pursuit for book lovers, but the devices have the potential to become the norm one day.

电子书现在仍旧是少数书籍爱好者追求的物品，但是它有望在将来普及。

 

Could electronic subscriptions2 help struggling newspapers one day?

With newspapers in crisis, there are now suggestions that e-books might offer journalism3（新闻工作，新闻业） a new portable platform and subscription1（捐献，订约） model.

One French firm already taking advantage of the electronic subscription model is Ave! Comics（连环图画） which provides cartoon strips（纸条） to paying e-book users.

"Our idea is to get cartoons more widely distributed（分布的） to another public and in the end an international public," said Allison Reber from Ave! Comics.

Industries such as newspapers, magazines and books, even copyright-free content from Google, could benefit from the sale of text content as downloads.

 

Future platform

Struggling newspapers could be offered a lifeline by the new format4 - especially as the devices' tech is developing to include colour and flexible displays.

The publishing industry has given a nod to e-books by showcasing（展示） them in Paris's annual book fair, Salon5 du Livre, as a future digital platform.

But for those concerned about eye strain（视觉疲劳）, screens such as the ones in iRex's iLiad and 1000S e-readers are made of e-ink which mimics6（模仿的，假的） the look of real paper.

Marie Lichtle from 4D Concept, iRex's distributor in France, said that e-books do not tire eyes like computer screens.

"It is really like reading traditional paper, but you can also enjoy all the interactivity7（相互作用） of an electronic device," she added.

 

E-books have "useful" interactive8 elements with the look of real paper

User friendly

The third-generation Cybook from Bookeen, for instance, can look up words in its on-board dictionary.

But e-readers also have other "very useful" interactive elements.

"You can use very small font size or very big. For visually impaired9（受损害的） people it is very useful.

"Actually, it is the only way they can read sometimes," said Laurent Picard from Bookeen.

"You can add your own fonts and just change the way the layout（布局，安排） is done," he added.

Price drawback

Some readers can now be written on, which is useful for professionals with weighty documents to annotate10（注解）.

Bookworms（书呆子） can store around 1,500 titles in Amazon's US-released Kindle11 2, and 1,000 in Bookeen Cybook - but most devices come with expandable memory too.

The batteries are also long-lasting, because devices are not measured in hours, but in turns of the page.

Sony's Portable Reader System, for example, is supposed to last 7,500 page turns after one charge.

The main drawback comes down to price, because e-books are still not cheap.

But a less expensive way currently into this evolving tech is through a smartphone.


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1 subscription qH8zt     
n.预订，预订费，亲笔签名，调配法，下标（处方）
参考例句：
  • We paid a subscription of 5 pounds yearly.我们按年度缴纳5英镑的订阅费。
  • Subscription selling bloomed splendidly.订阅销售量激增。
2 subscriptions 2d5d14f95af035cbd8437948de61f94c     
n.（报刊等的）订阅费( subscription的名词复数 )；捐款；（俱乐部的）会员费；捐助
参考例句：
  • Subscriptions to these magazines can be paid in at the post office. 这些杂志的订阅费可以在邮局缴纳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Payment of subscriptions should be made to the club secretary. 会费应交给俱乐部秘书。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 journalism kpZzu8     
n.新闻工作，报业
参考例句：
  • He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
  • He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。
4 format giJxb     
n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排
参考例句：
  • Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
  • The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。
5 salon VjTz2Z     
n.[法]沙龙；客厅；营业性的高级服务室
参考例句：
  • Do you go to the hairdresser or beauty salon more than twice a week?你每周去美容院或美容沙龙多过两次吗？
  • You can hear a lot of dirt at a salon.你在沙龙上会听到很多流言蜚语。
6 mimics f8207fb5fa948f536c5186311e3e641d     
n.模仿名人言行的娱乐演员，滑稽剧演员( mimic的名词复数 )；善于模仿的人或物v.（尤指为了逗乐而）模仿( mimic的第三人称单数 )；酷似
参考例句：
  • Methods:Models were generate by CT scan,Mimics software and Abaqus software. 方法：采用CT扫描，Mimics软件和Abaqus软件的CAD进行三维有限元模型的创建。 来自互联网
  • Relaxing the mind and body mimics the effect that some blood-pressure pills would have. 放松身心会产生某些降压药才能产生的效果。 来自辞典例句
7 interactivity f336a285ffffbeff6be11d6af1bf48d3     
相互作用
参考例句：
  • You can just sit and watch it, but it also had interactivity. 你仅仅能坐着并且看它，但是它也有了互动性。 来自互联网
  • The teachers can employ various forms to carry out teaching interactivity. 导学课进行教学互动，可以采用多种形式。 来自互联网
8 interactive KqZzFY     
adj.相互作用的，互相影响的，（电脑）交互的
参考例句：
  • The psychotherapy is carried out in small interactive groups.这种心理治疗是在互动的小组之间进行的。
  • This will make videogames more interactive than ever.这将使电子游戏的互动性更胜以往。
9 impaired sqtzdr     
adj.受损的；出毛病的；有（身体或智力）缺陷的v.损害，削弱( impair的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Much reading has impaired his vision. 大量读书损害了他的视力。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • His hearing is somewhat impaired. 他的听觉已受到一定程度的损害。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
10 annotate uVyzA     
v.注解
参考例句：
  • Some people annotate as they read.有的人一面读书一面做注解。
  • People annotate the history,so does the history annotate people.人们在注释历史，历史也在注释人们。
11 kindle n2Gxu     
v.点燃，着火
参考例句：
  • This wood is too wet to kindle.这木柴太湿点不着。
  • A small spark was enough to kindle Lily's imagination.一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。

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