Thread: Will e-books spell the end of great writing?
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Old 12-07-2009, 03:24 PM   #20
delphidb96
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck View Post
Ebooks won't spell "the end of great writing," but they'll make it harder to find for a while. The old methods of review and analysis don't always work on ebooks and web-based content, and it'll take us a while to find methods of describing and sharing great works.

The good news is that lots of terrific content that would never have been printed is now available. Printing involves financial risks that digital content can bypass.
I'm not so sure about that. I mean, it's so *easy* to download an ebook - anywhere, anytime. Of course, the 'professional' reviewers are probably going to experience difficulties because they may well be wedded to dead-tree formats, but given the number of people who routinely blog about new stories and authors, this isn't as much of a problem as one might think. One just has to be willing to read the reviews from 'common folks'.

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