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For example, a school girl yearns for a 'fairy tale book' Elsa, The Snow Princess and not a 'physical file' from Disney Office.
by IpxqwidxG 12y ago
For example, a school girl yearns for a 'fairy tale book' Elsa, The Snow Princess and not a 'physical file' from Disney Office.
- Turing_Machine 12y agoShe doesn't yearn for "ink stains on paper from a Chinese factory" either, if you want to look at it that way.
- IpxqwidxG 12y agoSo you mean difference between books and files is merely philosophical? Because technically I agree with you that it's only the presentation and nature of 'binding' that makes for all the difference.
- Turing_Machine 12y agoNo, I'm saying that the article is claiming a difference that doesn't actually exist. If it's being transferred over the internet, it's a file. Electronic books are a subset of files, not a disjoint set, just as paper books are a subset of "paper with ink on it".
- IpxqwidxG 12y agoHow does > Electronic books are a subset of files follow from > paper books are a subset of "paper with ink on it" ? I'd argue that paper books are not a subset of paper files, therefore, in online realm also electronic books should NOT be a subset of electronic files. It is a disjoint set by your logic.