On the Bookavore Tumblr blog, my attention was drawn to an “e-book article drinking game,” mocking some of the worst excesses of the e-book news coverage field (and TeleRead certainly is not immune to these either!).
The first few lines:
“Will e-books wipe out/kill/decimate/pulverize/HULKSMASH/angry verb real books?” — one drink
Above question is lede — one drink
Every use of phrase “real book” — one drink
Expert you’ve never heard of before predicting percentages — one drink
Any predicted percentage of anything over 30% — one drink
Absolutely hilarious, and possibly worth printing out and keeping by the monitor as you read much e-book coverage.
i’d also add to the list:
any references to eye strain: 1 drink
I second the eyestrain/eink motion.