February 2008 - Opinion Poll

[Asfaq]

What are your views on electronic publications?

a) You just can’t beat the feel of paper
b) I only read small articles online; it’s still print for me
c) I’d rather read the electronic version than not read at all
d) Dump paper! Save the trees! Make Digit an e-mag!

Don't forget to tell us the reason for your selection. Post the same below when you vote in the poll

[ray|raven]

I'd select both 'a' and 'd'.
But reading online strains the eyes a lot IMO.
We cud make it an e-Mag when those e-Papers come out.
So for now its 'a'.

Regards,
ray

[shakthivarman]

I'd select b, because already I'm spending a lot of hours before the computer screen . I'd jus need books for the change of monotony
Regards,
Shakthi

[Ron]

Originally Posted by rayraven

I'd select both 'a' and 'd'.
But reading online strains the eyes a lot IMO.
We cud make it an e-Mag when those e-Papers come out.
So for now its 'a'.

Regards,
ray

Same Here
Voted!

[prasad_den]

Option A. Paper has its own pros.. You can carry it anywhere and read, it can help you break the monotony of the monitor, and of course, it has a good feel attached to it..!

[Pathik]

My vote for (d).
It's ecofriendly and pocket friendly too ..

[src2206]

Electronic publications- yes it is an option but yet to take off in a full scale. I would rather stick with ol' paper and black letters as long as I do not find something as easy to access as print. It does not matter how god the E publication is, the problem still remains is the ease of use.
Consider this, you want to read your favorite book, but you need to confine yourself to the chair in front of your computer screen. I would like to curl in bed or any other place of my choice with my favorite book (or print media) read it in the comfort and ease. Think about it, can any thing take place of the morning paper with a hot cup of tea and two biscuits? At least, nothing yet...
Last but not the least, it is easier and less strain for bespectacled persons to read print media than e publications (in its present form).

So I would stay with print media as long as e publication can not provide me with the comfort and choice of my favorite place. Hence option (a) all the way...

[utsav]

Computers are already consuming a huge amount of electricity .if we use newspapers instead of epapers then we are saving some amount of resources in a power starving country .so i vote for A

[trublu]

I save a lot of web pages when i'm online.But as I'm having eye ailments, it's not good for me to spend a lot of time in front of the monitor.So it's (b) for me.

[praka123]

JFYI,the 3rd option is voted by me

[Tech_Wiz]

Voted for Option 2.

I do read some articles on E-Docs but paper print cant be replaced by them.

[Sukhdeep Singh]

My vote goes for

a) You just can’t beat the feel of paper

You just cant beat the easiness you feel while reading it in your bed

[Batistabomb]

mine choice is always paper, none can beat it

Originally Posted by prasad_den

Option A. Paper has its own pros.. You can carry it anywhere and read, it can help you break the monotony of the monitor, and of course, it has a good feel attached to it..!

I SELECTED A FOR ABOVE THING.

[The_Devil_Himself]

I selected (b).Small articles are OK but nothing can beat the portability and ease of usage of paper.I find it hard to believe people make do with just the e version of some books(ebooks),I found its impossible for me to learn from ebooks,paper books are better.

[anand1]

I will go for option B. Ya we must be nature conservative but while going for having news articles i prever only main articles online for a glimpse of it. And for all other i prefer to go for Print Media.

[ravi_9793]

My vote to option A
"You just can’t beat the feel of paper"

Electronic reading puts stress on eyes..and U cannot read a ebooks for log time.

[alexanderthegreat]

My choice is (b).

I just hate to try to recall where was I in the long document before the powercut made me shut my computer down (there arn't any bookmark features in Adobe Acrobat Reader). Neither do I like to sit for hours while squinting to read a word or two.

[azaad_shri75]

nothing can beat paper, even though we can get everything electronically, it is not easy to spend reading for hours on screen without straining eyes.

[I Am Root]

Paper paper paper. Come on man reading is the whole point and itsa no fun without the paper!

[DigitalDude]

e-paper FTW!!

[skghosh44]

I will go for option B. Because there is ease to read in paper media rather than electronic media. Yes small articals may be read in e-media. But it is painfull to read the whole mag like Digit and its fast track in electronic medea. Dont convert the mag into e-mag.

[casanova]

C
I do prefer reading a book. But like to have ebooks for them as well. Its the best way to save the books as well as space.

[CadCrazy]

My Choice is A. Simply love reading on paper and hate reading online. Book, Magazines are a good time pass during traveling

[antoniobc]

I've chosen choice 'b' cause, I'm introduced to topics or articles at the computer, so I don't mind reading small articles on the monitor. But it strains the eyes more. Hence nothing beats paper. Plus you can carry it around wherever you go, you can mark stuff casually whenever you feel like it.

Bottom line is that its just a more comfortable read.

[girish.g]

b) cant leave the comfort of reading from paper can read it in any place. but i read reviews and news on the net

[summit.nayak]

i agree that the comfort which we get when reading from a piece of paper is unbeatable but one can still argue on the point that this comfort for us, human being, has become a discomfort for nature.
hence i would choose the electronic way

[ico]

I think that Digit should also be available as an e-Magazine..... We can have both the editions running.

[talkingcomet]

nothing beats the feeling u get reading digit in your garden chair over a cup of hot steaming coffee and feeling the evening breeze!!! +1 for paper magazines!!!!!

[amitsaudy]

I ld anytime prefer the printed paper.
I can carry it anywhere I go.
Reading short reviews, short articles is ok on the web.
But to read entire articles on the web is a pain.
I like the printed one anytime.

Also I would not like to pay for the online magazine.
If ur giving it on the web then give it for free.