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Please refrain from using writing colloquially in formal situations.

A stroke is sometimes colloquially referred to as a “brain attack.”

Religious traditionalists rebelled against the new policy.

Being a Muslim traditionalist should not mean that he is a terrorist. 

In your own words, please briefly summarize the article.

The passage insinuates that books are our companions. Do you agree with the suggestion? 

Before reading this article, had you heard of Kindles? What about eReaders?

Have you ever used an eReader or Kindle? What did you think of the experience? 

Do you think eReaders are just as good as physical books? Why or why not?

In your opinion, is it important that eReaders provide an experience similar to physical books? 

What do you think about the controversies associated with eReaders and Kindles? 

If you have a question or questions that you'd like to discuss during your class, please write them down.

Psychology of books

eReading

책읽기의 심리학

<span style="12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Introduction<span style="12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The oldest surviving book is estimated to be about 2,600 years old, but the first book ever written was likely even older than that. For most of human history, we’ve had books — they hold our stories, our memories, our histories. Being that they have existed alongside us, giving us comfort and memories, they are, in some ways, our companions. <span style="12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">In November of 2007, Amazon released its Kindle, or what is <span style="12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">colloquially [1]<span style="12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> referred to as an eReader. Selling out in less than six hours, the device contained an "E Ink" display which distinguished itself from LCD- or LED-backlit screens at the time, primarily because the text on the screen looked very similar to text as it would appear on paper. While the original Kindle looked a bit clunky, it was the first successful eReader release, as Amazon created an easy system for purchasing books.  <span style="12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Controversy<span style="12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Despite its relative popularity today, there continues to be some controversy surrounding Kindles and eReader technology in general. One of the major benefits of an eReader is being able to “carry” thousands of books on a light, simple (and sometimes waterproof) device. However, some <span style="12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">traditionalists [2]<span style="12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> argue that reading on eReaders simply can’t compare to turning physical pages in a book, or holding a book in one’s hand. <span style="12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Another piece of controversy surrounding the Kindle was an incident that took place in 2009. Essentially, because of some licensing conflicts, Amazon deleted a copy of a book from some number of people’s devices, automatically refunding them for the purchase. This made some users uncomfortable, as it made them feel that Amazon had too much control over their devices. <span style="12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Perspectives <span style="12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you think? Are eReaders just as good as physical books, or do you prefer to read things on physical paper? In what ways do you think that eReaders are set to take us into the future? Do eReaders like the Kindle open up the door for surveillance<span style="12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> <span style="12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">and monitoring by companies like Amazon?

들어가며현존하는 가장 오래된 책은 약 2,600년 전에 만들어진 것으로 추정되지만, 최초의 책은 그보다 더 오래되었을 가능성이 높습니다. 인류 역사의 대부분을 우리는 책과 함께했습니다. 책은 우리의 이야기들과 기억, 역사를 담고 있습니다. 책은 우리와 존재했고 우리에게 편안함을 주고 추억을 담고 있기 때문에 어떤 면에서는 인류의 동반자라고 할 수 있습니다.     2007년 11월, 아마존은 킨들, 또는 일반적으로 이-리더(eReader)라고 불리는 것을 출시했습니다. 6시간 내에 품절된 이 장치는 LCD 또는 LED 백라이트 화면과 구별되는 "E 잉크" 디스플레이로 만들었는데, 주된 이유는 화면의 텍스트가 종이에 쓰인 글씨와 매우 유사하게 보였기 때문입니다. 첫 킨들은 다소 투박해 보였지만 아마존이 책을 쉽게 구매할 수 있는 시스템을 만든 덕분에 첫 번째 성공적인 이-리더가 되었습니다. 논란오늘날 상대적으로 높은 킨들 관련 기술의 인기에도 불구하고, 킨들과 이-리더 기술을 둘러싼 전반적인 논란은 계속되고 있습니다. 이-리더의 주요 장점은 가볍고 단순한 (때로는 방수도 되는) 장치에 수천 권의 책을 "휴대"할 수 있다는 것입니다. 하지만, 일부 전통주의자들은 이-리더에서 책을 읽는 것은 실제 책 페이지를 넘기는 것과 비견할 수 없다고 주장합니다. 킨들을 둘러싼 또 다른 논란은 2009년에 일어났던 사건입니다. 본질적으로, 일부 라이선스 충돌로 인해 아마존은 몇몇 사람들의 기기에서 특정 도서를 삭제했고, 자동 환불을 진행했습니다. 이것은 일부 사용자들을 불편하게 했는데, 아마존이 개개인의 기기를 너무 많이 통제하고 있다고 느껴졌기 때문입니다. 다른 관점들당신은 이에 대해 어떻게 생각하시나요? 이-리더를 실물 책만큼 괜찮다고 생각하시나요, 아니면 실제 종이책을 읽는 것을 선호하세요? 이-리더의 어떤 방면이 미래의 라이프스타일과 맞닿아있다고 생각하시나요? 킨들과 같은 이-리더는 아마존과 같은 회사가 우리를 감시 또는 모니터링을 할 수 있게 할까요?