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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
I think "classic" should have a definition; potentially "public domain" or "would be public domain under the rules it was first published under." I'm not sure it's a classic if there's no evidence people care to read it 50 years later. (I'm sure the Harry Potter books will be marked as a noteworthy cultural phenomenon in another 50 years; I'm not sure people will still be pushing them at kids as Important Literature.)
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The problem with classic is that it doesn't work for all books for everyone. What some say are classics, others say no they are not. A lot of classics don't hold up and should not be labeled as such. But that's where the problem comes in. I do think as a category, that's one we could dump without losing anything. Now a better way to do it (IMHO), it to change from classic to public domain. But if we do that, it should be public domain world wide.
Even if Harry Potter is not said to be classic or literature, it's still important as it got kids, adults, and families reading. It helped bring books back to people who were not reading.
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Another potential category is "new books"--first published within the last 3 years. Or within the last year.
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I like this idea. It mean we can have at least one month with a guarantee of a modern book.