JK Rowling Announcement

[ApK]

Originally Posted by wodin

The slow refresh rate of the eInk screen won't support magic pictures.

I'm talking about audio. It seems odd of them to go down a path producing Kindle books that don't work on a Kindle, without at least using all the Kindle's capabilities.

[DiapDealer]

She can't be President - you have to be born in the U.S. for that to happen here.

*Waits patiently for the first "Birther Movement" inspired comment*

[Dulin's Books]

Originally Posted by anamardoll

So I stand by my tree killing statement above.

Not that i really want to get into a environmental debate but... chopping down trees and using them for pulp or building supplies is actually good for the environment IF they are farmed trees.

If you accept that carbon dioxide emission by humans is the driving cause of "global warming" or "climate change" AND if you believe that warming/change is BAD then growing trees, chopping them down and turning them into product that will be kept for many many years and replanting new trees to continue this cycle is a great way to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and sequester it.

Also, while they are growing, those farmed trees provide homes and natural migration corridors for wildlife

[astrangerhere]

Originally Posted by anamardoll

*sigh*

Someday, somehow, we will have a mobile read thread that doesn't go off the rails over the pros/cons of piracy.

Tomorrow, tomorrow, there's always tomorrow...

Amen and K to that.

[anamardoll]

Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

Not that i really want to get into a environmental debate but... chopping down trees and using them for pulp or building supplies is actually good for the environment IF they are farmed trees.

If you accept that carbon dioxide emission by humans is the driving cause of "global warming" or "climate change" AND if you believe that warming/change is BAD then growing trees, chopping them down and turning them into product that will be kept for many many years and replanting new trees to continue this cycle is a great way to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and sequester it.

Also, while they are growing, those farmed trees provide homes and natural migration corridors for wildlife

But the environmental impact of paper books is not limited to farmed trees. IIUC, the chemicals and bleaching involved in the paper making process alone are not good for the environment.

Then there's the fact that those farmed trees probably aren't being planted and cut down by hand. One presumes that fossil fuels feature heavily in the "seed-to-book" process.

AND the shipping. Etc.

But it seems you already realize that and you were calling me out for poor phrasing on my choice, which is valid in my book. I apologize for going the quick-and-snippy-but-somewhat-inaccurate-in-the-details route.

[ApK]

Originally Posted by anamardoll

If you're saying, "I won't publish in eBook format because kids don't have eReaders", then you're acknowledging implicitly that adults DO

That's not really true. Logically speaking, it might mean that NO ONE has eReaders.....

In a slightly more practical view, she may have meant "eReaders are rare even among adults, and exceedingly rare among children."

Truthfully, I have no idea what she meant by it, if anything, but I did take 'Language and Logic' in college.

[anamardoll]

Originally Posted by ApK

That's not really true. Logically speaking, it might mean that NO ONE has eReaders.....

I discounted that in my analysis, since we can prove that eReaders are, in fact, being sold to SOMEONE.

[ApK]

Originally Posted by anamardoll

I discounted that in my analysis, since we can prove that eReaders are, in fact, being sold to SOMEONE.

<fauxlawyermode>Can we prove she knew that at the time? </fauxlawyermode>

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

*Waits patiently for the first "Birther Movement" inspired comment*

I knew someone was going to catch that... *grin*

[anamardoll]

Originally Posted by ApK

<fauxlawyermode>Can we prove she knew that at the time? </fauxlawyermode>

No, but I suppose that would be a DIFFERENT TV Trope. Instead of You Fail Logic Forever, she would get Did Not Do The Research.

[j.p.s]

Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

Also, while they are growing, those farmed trees provide homes and natural migration corridors for wildlife

You might want to read up on "biological desert". It is a serious issue.

[Nahgem]

Originally Posted by Sil_liS

Maybe JKR is waiting for really enhanced ebooks, where you can have the moving paintings and moving photos in newspapers.

I'm not gonna lie, I'd gladly even pay extra for enhanced versions of the ebooks. And that's despite having them twice over digitally (cough) and in print. Moving illustrations, or video interviews with behind-the-scenes tidbits would be fantastic. Then again, I'm that HP nerd who's spent hours reading the Harry Potter Lexicon for fun.

[Daithi]

Will anything short of the announcment of a new book be a flop of an announcement?

I heard speculation that the announcement could be the release of HP as ebooks, some kind of online game, a HP dictionary, some kind of social networking thing, etc. However, I can't say that any of these would really interest me. Don't get me wrong, I'd like to see HP as ebooks, but I've already read the books so its not a huge deal for me personally if she sticks to not releasing them as ebooks. On the other hand, if she announces a new series with new characters in the HP world then THAT would be huge news. I'm afraid anything short of that is going to be "meh".

[Dulin's Books]

Originally Posted by anamardoll

But it seems you already realize that and you were calling me out for poor phrasing on my choice, which is valid in my book. I apologize for going the quick-and-snippy-but-somewhat-inaccurate-in-the-details route.

but i believe more "natural" farming of trees can help enhance the environment instead of being a detriment to it. something between clear cutting old growth and regimented pulp farms.

Originally Posted by j.p.s

You might want to read up on "biological desert". It is a serious issue.

My wife is a professional wetland scientist and spends most of her time doing wetlands restoration. I am familiar with the term, understand the need for biodiversity, and understand the issues surrounding farm runoff into waterways and into the oceans.

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by wodin

The slow refresh rate of the eInk screen won't support magic pictures.

You mean like this...