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abookreader · 12-19-2010, 11:13 AM

Well, personally I wouldn't say that I will never buy another paperbook - but I frequently pass up buying books that are available only in paper in favor of other books which are available digitally. I bought 2 paper books in 2010 and one of those I bought because the author is a personal friend but doesn't "do" eBooks.

As far as Nick Hornby. Ah - whatever. Some of his points I actually agree with but I feel he is totally off the mark in his interpretation. Readers ARE late adopters. eBooks have been around for a long time and we are just NOW gaining steam. And if he truly believes digital publishing isn't going to completely rock his literary world, then he isn't listening very well to his Agent and Publishing house. That's fine, maybe he doesn't have to. Maybe he just needs to write the books and let them earn their money by understanding the business end of it.

edit to add: whoa! Just noticed this thread is from 2008. Wonder if he'd like to update his viewpoint now?

12-19-2010, 11:13 AM	#60
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	Well, personally I wouldn't say that I will never buy another paperbook - but I frequently pass up buying books that are available only in paper in favor of other books which are available digitally. I bought 2 paper books in 2010 and one of those I bought because the author is a personal friend but doesn't "do" eBooks. As far as Nick Hornby. Ah - whatever. Some of his points I actually agree with but I feel he is totally off the mark in his interpretation. Readers ARE late adopters. eBooks have been around for a long time and we are just NOW gaining steam. And if he truly believes digital publishing isn't going to completely rock his literary world, then he isn't listening very well to his Agent and Publishing house. That's fine, maybe he doesn't have to. Maybe he just needs to write the books and let them earn their money by understanding the business end of it. edit to add: whoa! Just noticed this thread is from 2008. Wonder if he'd like to update his viewpoint now? Last edited by abookreader; 12-19-2010 at 11:18 AM.