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.

Katie1 · 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.

01-10-2012, 01:57 AM	#1
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.

01-10-2012, 02:05 AM	#2
Joy736 Addict Posts: 305 Karma: 1078442 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite	nice video __________________ Currently reading: The Bronze Horseman by Paulina Simons http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/13623150

01-10-2012, 07:18 AM	#4
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,447 Karma: 21908184 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: kindle 3	i can't even imagine how long that took them to do. __________________ "As long as you're in my house, you'll do what I do, and believe what I believe. So butter your bacon... and bacon up that sausage, boy."

01-10-2012, 10:44 AM	#5
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,360 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. __________________ "Can't judge a book by another man's treasure."

01-10-2012, 12:05 PM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,666 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	Edited to embed the video rather than externally link to it. __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

01-10-2012, 02:07 AM	#3
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 11,746 Karma: 59965103 Join Date: May 2010 Device: K4S, Clip Zip, SGP4, iPt4, Nexus7, FireHD8.9	Real books are so yesterday. We're evolving

01-10-2012, 01:00 PM	#8
carld Wizard Posts: 2,649 Karma: 3273499 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, Droid Razr Maxx HD	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.

01-10-2012, 01:24 PM	#9
JSWolf Mobile Reader Geek Posts: 34,226 Karma: 13801376 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Sony Reader PRS-650, iPad	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? __________________ Jon 2013 Reading List

01-10-2012, 01:34 PM	#10
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,840 Karma: 23400772 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 2	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. __________________ “Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.”

01-10-2012, 01:37 PM	#11
Katie1 Non-Techy Posts: 734 Karma: 3261455 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Kindle Fire HD 7" & Kindle 3 wifi & Sansa Clip	CUTE! But they left out the joys of Pain in Back Moving all those books! Keeping my Kindle LOL

01-10-2012, 01:49 PM	#12
Shopaholic Cockatoo Mom! Posts: 1,182 Karma: 1334659 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Sony 300, 350 Pink & Silver (sold), Black & Red T1, K4NT (sold), KPW	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 __________________ My Shelf

01-10-2012, 02:14 PM	#13
RHWright Groupie Posts: 152 Karma: 1316846 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: North Carolina Device: NOOK	The book business must be booming if they had the spare time to produce that.

01-10-2012, 02:14 PM	#14
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 4,111 Karma: 57702731 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NJ Device: Searching ...	I believe it. After I saw what happens in toy stores and museums when it closes for the night.

01-10-2012, 02:36 PM	#15
Elfwreck Wizard Posts: 4,990 Karma: 21320468 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Clié; PRS-505; EZR Pocket Pro	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. __________________ When I'm not here, I'm somewhere else. Mind the rainbows.

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