this is going to be difficult to do with Kindles

somebaudy · 01-10-2012, 01:57 AM

Joy736 · 01-10-2012, 02:05 AM

nice video

tubemonkey · 01-10-2012, 02:07 AM

Real books are so yesterday. We're evolving

xg4bx · 01-10-2012, 07:18 AM

i can't even imagine how long that took them to do.

RainingLemur · 01-10-2012, 10:44 AM

I'd have lost patience about 3 shots in. That was a very cool video.

And, you're right. This wont really be feasible on a Kindle cause all those books will be in one convenient location and that shelf space will be used for something worthwhile! Like...bottles of bourbon, silly hats, and snacky-cakes.

HarryT · 01-10-2012, 12:05 PM

Edited to embed the video rather than externally link to it.

ucfgrad93 · 01-10-2012, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xg4bx

i can't even imagine how long that took them to do.

Agreed. That was pretty amazing. Thanks for sharing somebaudy.

carld · 01-10-2012, 01:00 PM

Call me a contrarian, or a curmudgeon, or a stick-in-the-mud, but ehhh.... It's a nice video, but it glorifies the book as an object. I'm more interested in what the writer had to say than how the publisher printed it on paper and sold it.

JSWolf · 01-10-2012, 01:24 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKVcQnyEIT8

I've just put the link back because embedding doesn't work well. This video is in HD and deserves to be seen full screen. Why is it embedded videos don't allow resolution changes and full screen?

DiapDealer · 01-10-2012, 01:34 PM

Don't get me wrong; the video's very cool and all, but it's hardly a valid argument for why ebooks can never replace "real" books... " 'cause stop-motion videos wouldn't be nearly as cool??"

I could do a similar video with all the papers from my filing cabinets, but that wouldn't stop me from wishing they were all digitized and wishing I was using that space they were taking up for something much, much cooler.

Barbara1955 · 01-10-2012, 01:37 PM

CUTE! But they left out the joys of Pain in Back Moving all those books! Keeping my Kindle LOL

Shopaholic · 01-10-2012, 01:49 PM

It's actually a book store in Toronto called Type Books. Here's a link to the story in the Toronto Star.

http://www.toronto.com/article/709475?bn=1

RHWright · 01-10-2012, 02:14 PM

The book business must be booming if they had the spare time to produce that.

Fbone · 01-10-2012, 02:14 PM

I believe it. After I saw what happens in toy stores and museums when it closes for the night.

Elfwreck · 01-10-2012, 02:36 PM

It's a very nice video--but it's about the joy of books as art, as decorations, not about the joy of reading.

There are uses to shelves of books that ereaders can't do, including easy showing them to your friends so you can loan them one of your favorites. (Even where that's allowed for digital files--public domain, Baen library ebooks--there's no easy display for that.) And yes, there is "something about a book;" they're reassuringly solid. But they're no longer the easiest way to read stories, and movies about how great books look on shelves aren't going to change that.

The movie, after all, doesn't show anyone reading those books. It barely shows any words at all aside from the cover art.

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somebaudy Member Posts: 14 Karma: 2005720 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Brussels Device: KoboTouch	this is going to be difficult to do with Kindles Last edited by HarryT; 01-10-2012 at 12:04 PM.

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Joy736 Addict Posts: 311 Karma: 1078442 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite	nice video

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xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	i can't even imagine how long that took them to do.

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RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I'd have lost patience about 3 shots in. That was a very cool video. And, you're right. This wont really be feasible on a Kindle cause all those books will be in one convenient location and that shelf space will be used for something worthwhile! Like...bottles of bourbon, silly hats, and snacky-cakes.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Edited to embed the video rather than externally link to it.

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carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Call me a contrarian, or a curmudgeon, or a stick-in-the-mud, but ehhh.... It's a nice video, but it glorifies the book as an object. I'm more interested in what the writer had to say than how the publisher printed it on paper and sold it.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,835 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKVcQnyEIT8 I've just put the link back because embedding doesn't work well. This video is in HD and deserves to be seen full screen. Why is it embedded videos don't allow resolution changes and full screen?

01-10-2012, 01:34 PM	#10
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,532 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Don't get me wrong; the video's very cool and all, but it's hardly a valid argument for why ebooks can never replace "real" books... " 'cause stop-motion videos wouldn't be nearly as cool??" I could do a similar video with all the papers from my filing cabinets, but that wouldn't stop me from wishing they were all digitized and wishing I was using that space they were taking up for something much, much cooler.

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Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,454 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	CUTE! But they left out the joys of Pain in Back Moving all those books! Keeping my Kindle LOL

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Shopaholic Cockatoo Mom! Posts: 1,509 Karma: 1812695 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: PW4, Kobo: A1, Clara, Libra 2, iPad Pro 11, iPad Mini	It's actually a book store in Toronto called Type Books. Here's a link to the story in the Toronto Star. http://www.toronto.com/article/709475?bn=1

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RHWright Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 2617122 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: North Carolina Device: NOOK ST, Nexus 7	The book business must be booming if they had the spare time to produce that.

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Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,189 Karma: 100500000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	I believe it. After I saw what happens in toy stores and museums when it closes for the night.

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Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,185 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	It's a very nice video--but it's about the joy of books as art, as decorations, not about the joy of reading. There are uses to shelves of books that ereaders can't do, including easy showing them to your friends so you can loan them one of your favorites. (Even where that's allowed for digital files--public domain, Baen library ebooks--there's no easy display for that.) And yes, there is "something about a book;" they're reassuringly solid. But they're no longer the easiest way to read stories, and movies about how great books look on shelves aren't going to change that. The movie, after all, doesn't show anyone reading those books. It barely shows any words at all aside from the cover art.