Re: [announce] Invented Languages magazine

Yes, digital print has a ways to go.  We're very close to feasible
digital paper, though, that's flexible and uses digital ink and is
pretty much just like a printed page whose contents can be changed
arbitrarily. Like something out of Harry Potter. :)



On 5/30/08, Ph. D. <phil@...> wrote:
> Maybe it's just my age, but there's something
> special about a printed book or periodical
> that I just don't feel from an electronic edition.
> Screen resolutions are not that high, and the
> backlit page is somewhat tiring. I enjoy sitting
> in my comfortable chair reading a new book
> printed on nice paper. The smell of a new
> book is a joy.
>
> Sure, it's easier to search an electronic version,
> and I don't have a problem with making both
> versions available, but I really appreciate the
> paper version.
>
> In fact, I just received my copy today! On the
> first page it states: "Environmental Policy: Prior
> to publishing each edition, the Editor plants
> five trees to offset the environmental impact
> of this magazine."
>
> I'll sit down this evening and read through the
> entire issue, but it looks great! Thanks, Rick!
>
> --Ph. D.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Amanda Babcock Furrow
>>
>> So I am waving the flag for physical copies,
>> and plan to order one.  Better still for me are
>> dead-tree subscriptions, that show up magically
>> in the mailbox and make my day.  I can only
>> dream about a world with conlang dead-tree
>> subscriptions.  (Would it be monthly?  Have
>> a crossword?  Or would every issue feature a
>> Relay-like text to decipher yourself?)
>
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