Crochet Goes Digital

re: Crochet Goes Digital

Char55 — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 22:53:05 GMT

While digital downloads are a quick way to get a pattern. You still have to have the printer and ink to print out the patterns...the cost of printing is transferred from the publisher to the consumer...not really saving money then, are we????

I do not own a tablet, laptop, or ereader. What if the computer gets a virus or has a hardware glitch that corrupts the files? Does the publisher let you download them again for free?

I have saved LOTS of free patterns from on-line sites, but I find when I am looking for a project, I go back to my stacks of printed magazines and books because I don't want to waste time printing the pattern out...and the cost of printer ink isn't cheap.

re: Crochet Goes Digital

LI Roe — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:11:55 GMT

I don't carry my laptop with me anyway so that is not a concern. I also just like to look through hard copies of books and magazines, sometimes just to relax and see what I may want to start next.

I have recently subscribed to two online crochet magazines and get them digitally plus a few years of back issues for each. Fortunately, online storage is not an issue plus I do have an external hard drive.

I will use digital to store magazines but for some reason, I will only read what I call "real books".

re: Crochet Goes Digital

Rory Meyer — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:49:43 GMT

The problem with digital is that I cannot carry my laptop everywhere - so what is the answer more expensive equipment that I really do not need or can afford. I thought I might have been able to put my ebooks on a Kindle (appears to be the cheapest of the type of devices) but unfortunately I cannot get a definitive answer. Will it work or not before I go out and buy one.

I also like my magazines etc as hard copy to be able to pick up and look at, put down, take it to bed and read and just the feel of the magazine in my hand. I would however like to find a way to keep my patterns and ebooks so that I could take them with me.