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My 7 month old could spend hours playing with a plastic colander and be perfectly content. The freaky thing is how much screens distract him aready, tapping into his lizard brain for response when they light up. 🤔

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yeah. I'm uncertain about this. But I remember the article on how a lot of silicon valley luminaries won't let their kids near computers/phones, etc...

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there's some interesting research on the different types of brains that develop from reading and from computers. Computer brains of ppl who didn't develop reading brains are bad at narrative and certain types of empathy, as I recall.

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(obviously more to eat than reading/computers. The luminaries tended to like very traditionally crafty schools.)

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I strongly suspect that screens that glow is part of the problem. It taps into the fascination with fire we selected for.

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ah, now that's interesting. Hadn't occured to me at all, but makes sense. A non lighted device might be much less dangerous. (Though there's research that shows people get less out of e-books than paper books - I hate that because I really do love my Kindle for convenience.)

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As a UX designer I have many thoughts about how e-books readers like the Kindle could be better

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I do feel that the actual reading experience is NOT as good as a book. But, the ability to carry a huge number of books w/me an that the books are cheaper is currently more important.

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But I'm curious about your ideas. Hope you land on such a project one day. (And Kindle needs to be opened up as a format. It's one of the things I'd do if I had the power. Bookstores should have scan codes next to physical books so they capture their own sales.)

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It's the first-mover advantage in every digital space, though. Steam is just as hard to get rid of, despite being a terrible platform. Once people start to catch on to the fact that digital goods *don't* all have to come with completely one-sided lease agreements, things change.

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Major bookstores here in Poland actually sell some alternative e-readers with open formats. I haven't looked into how the UI compares with Kindle's, though. I don't know how common this is outside of Poland, but it's pretty integral to the local culture to look for alternatives.

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there should be a scan code which lets you buy the book in e-book format on every shelf, with the physical retailer getting a cut. There isn't here. Part of the problem is that in N. America at least, Kindle won the fight and doesn't support e*pub.