06-15-2011, 07:59 AM | #1 |
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Attacks on electronic books
What can we conclude about the recent attacks on electronic books from such places as wired.com and Andy Rooney and others?
Can you see any parallels between the recent resistance to electronic books and previous innovations such as the movement from tapes to CDs and CDs to MP3s and still earlier is the move from type writters to word processors? |
06-15-2011, 08:13 AM | #2 | |
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06-15-2011, 08:22 AM | #3 | |
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However, there is no need for it to be a complete break. LPs are still being made & sold...granted the DJs are doing most of the buying, but still the format survives. It will be the same when it comes to books. Unless there is some dire need to stop making paper, there will always be books. [Edited to Add] I would go so far as to say, that if we choose to go paperless in other areas (bills, pamphlets, etc), we can pretty much assure that we will always be able produce books. Last edited by Nyssa; 06-15-2011 at 08:25 AM. |
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06-15-2011, 08:43 AM | #4 |
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My own humble opinion - I wish I could eliminate paper books entirely, one of the companies that I deal with for books simply does not offer electronic versions. Electronic books have saved my hind end from drowning in books at home.
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06-15-2011, 08:48 AM | #5 |
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i wish the out of print books that i want have digital versions, but i don't think i will ever see that coming so i'm buying rather costly used copies.
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06-15-2011, 08:57 AM | #6 |
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I'm not sure I'd characterize them as "attacks"... but all of the recent articles have essentially been lamentations over the idea of change, rather than serious pro-vs-con comparisons of either format (and by serious, I don't mean "con-ebook vs pro-paper"). None of them have offered anything new or unheard-of.
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I agree. There will always be the older format. That is why I point to some of the virtues of them. It isn't necessarily a bad thing to have accessibility to older formats, just as change isn't necessarily bad. The post above this one said it best it isn't as much of an attack on the new format as a lamentation to change. Some just want the older format. |
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If you increase screen size you loose part of portability, comfort etc. The solution is different types of screen (roll out, foldable....) but that technology is still years from being available for mass market. Until then you'll have such books either in paper form or limited to computers. Former is what we have now, later doesn't take advantage of ereader main point, portability. I think right now we are at point where we were ~15 years ago regarding audio-visual. CDs were becoming available for music, slowly replacing audio tape cassettes but we still used cassettes for movies as DVDs were not yet available. New technology was able to replace lower end demands (audio only) but not yet high end where you need more information (audio and visual). |
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Ebooks are not just a format change; they're a platform change. It's a change to the human/book relationship: visual, haptic, possession. Many people see that relationship as part of their entire experience with books. I don't feel quite the same (a little), but I understand their perspective.
It's not really parallel to changing what source material is transmitting the signal through speaker wire. |
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I DON'T LIKE CHANGE! - As Stewie would say. |
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06-15-2011, 10:52 AM | #13 | |
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Same story, different technology. Every time something comes along that constitutes a format or technology change to a familiar item, this happens. Sometimes the resulting articles are good, pointing out things that people should be aware of, but others come off as "this is a bad idea so you shouldn't like it either!" At this point, ereaders are not so pervasive that one doesn't have a choice (not counting, of course, indies that are only publishing digitally), so I have little patience for those who try to tell me I'm causing the sky to fall by choosing ebooks. |
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So, what size of ereader screen would accommodate my 12" x 16" book which, by the way, is full color and has pages that fold out to 15" x 21" (and weighs 13.5 pounds) as well as my 3" x 3" book? It's just silly to think that any one ereader would fit all content any more than any one size of print book would do. When I keep reading "the Kindle does not do textbooks or 'whatever' well" I just slap my forehead and go, "Well, duh! Here's another newsflash: Your Vespa scooter won't tow a boat!" |
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BTW, CDs are even more dead than dead tree books. Quote:
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