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Why Beatrix Potter Would Love a Digital Reader

Posted by timothy on from the bunny-centerfold dept.

destinyland writes "In 1906, children's book author Beatrix Potter tried creating her own new, non-book format for delivering her famous fairy tales. 'Intended for babies and tots, the story was originally published on a strip of paper that was folded into a wallet, closed with a flap, and tied with a ribbon.' This article includes a link to actual images from one of Potter's strange wallet-sized stories — 'The Story of A Fierce, Bad Rabbit' — plus an image showing you exactly what Beatrix Potter thought 'a fierce, bad rabbit' would look like!"

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  1. huh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    err okay. Who cares?

    1. Re:huh? by Aladrin · · Score: 5, Interesting

      I don't know about the kindle, but an iPhone doesn't seem to be too hard. I was at a theme park the other day and the guy in front of my was carrying a baby that couldn't talk yet. It was holding his iPhone and I watched the baby repeated slide-unlock his iPhone, then wait for it to reset, and hit the button and unlock it again. Granted, it didn't manage to get the slide-unlock every time. It took about 4 tries. But there was no doubt that the kid had a good handle on what it was doing.

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      "If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you." - DM
    2. Re:huh? by greenguy · · Score: 5, Funny

      Also, I doubt babies would be interested in monochrome rabbits.

      Actually, for their first several months, babies prefer black and white to color. As a proud new papa, I can assure you it's true.

      With that in mind, I thought for a long time that it was dumb that more baby stuff didn't come in black and white, instead of all these pastels. Then I figured out: spit-up washes out of pastels easier than black and white.

      In much the same vein, I strongly suspect spit-up washes out of a pamphlet-book more easily than a digital reader.

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      What if I do the same thing, and I do get different results?
    3. Re:huh? by Mordok-DestroyerOfWo · · Score: 5, Funny

      There's actually a setting on the iPad to increase the power of the Reality Distortion Field (TM). Once it's up high enough you won't even notice the eye strain.

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      "Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right" - Salvor Hardin
  2. What? by BonquiquiShiquavius · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Maybe I'm missing something, but what is the link between publishing a book in a pamphlet style and a love for digital readers?

    1. Re:What? by JeffSh · · Score: 5, Insightful

      What he said, tenuous link at best. slow news day, stupid conclusions, etc etc.