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You are right, of course. But all the rationalizing in the world doesn't make me happy about it. lord-of-shadow Send a noteboard - 21/04/2011 05:57:12 PM
After all, regardless of how much the next generation likes eBooks, I am not part of that generation. And I am willing to trade all of the advantages of the ebook format for a physical book. The tactile physicality of them is important to me, and to the presence that a nice bookshelf has.
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Amazon to Launch Library Lending for Kindle Books j-whitt987 - 20/04/2011 03:18:34 PM 1853 Views
Excellent news! Tigr - 20/04/2011 06:58:09 PM 1174 Views
Paper books will not die for quite some time I'm sure. j-whitt987 - 20/04/2011 07:44:39 PM 1244 Views
I guess it depends on what you mean by "death." Aemon - 21/04/2011 05:04:40 PM 1607 Views
Re: I guess it depends on what you mean by "death." j-whitt987 - 21/04/2011 05:40:28 PM 1302 Views
Re: I guess it depends on what you mean by "death." Aemon - 21/04/2011 06:04:16 PM 1764 Views
Of course an online bookshop is going to sell more e-books than physical books. Rebekah - 21/04/2011 06:14:51 PM 1166 Views
That's exactly right. Aemon - 21/04/2011 06:34:28 PM 1613 Views
I'm talking about the "Amazon sold more e-books than physical books in 2010" argument. Rebekah - 21/04/2011 06:39:45 PM 1290 Views
I understand. Aemon - 21/04/2011 07:26:28 PM 1537 Views
Amazon being so successful at controlling the ebook medium makes me uneasy. lord-of-shadow - 20/04/2011 07:13:02 PM 1235 Views
Also: Terrible news. Another nail in the coffin of physical books. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 20/04/2011 07:13:32 PM 686 Views
Not so much. *NM* Rebekah - 20/04/2011 07:39:17 PM 560 Views
A bit too melodramatic? Another blow to the desirable dominance of physical books, then. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 20/04/2011 10:24:20 PM 582 Views
No. I just don't think this spells the end of physical books at all. Rebekah - 21/04/2011 06:11:53 PM 1128 Views
Assuming you're right, that will still wreck the business of physical books. Aemon - 21/04/2011 06:47:45 PM 1585 Views
I take perverse pleasure in watching the decline of physical books. Aemon - 21/04/2011 05:45:59 PM 1640 Views
You are right, of course. But all the rationalizing in the world doesn't make me happy about it. lord-of-shadow - 21/04/2011 05:57:12 PM 1218 Views
Yeah, I hear you. Aemon - 21/04/2011 06:16:24 PM 1576 Views
Re: Amazon being so successful at controlling the ebook medium makes me uneasy. j-whitt987 - 20/04/2011 07:41:00 PM 1274 Views
Considering you can print out an ebook, your argument is silly. Ghavrel - 21/04/2011 01:09:18 AM 1176 Views
I'm not sure I understand how this works... A Deathwatch Guard - 20/04/2011 07:30:51 PM 1336 Views
Re: I'm not sure I understand how this works... j-whitt987 - 20/04/2011 07:43:19 PM 1223 Views
You download them from the Internet using your library card as an ID. *NM* Ghavrel - 21/04/2011 01:07:54 AM 706 Views
What Ghavrel said, but... Cockatiel of Doom - 21/04/2011 03:14:07 AM 1407 Views
That's pretty cool then A Deathwatch Guard - 21/04/2011 06:25:03 AM 1178 Views
Yes and no. Aemon - 21/04/2011 05:10:24 PM 1623 Views
Obviously none of you have used Overdrive. It's horrifically bad. Ghavrel - 21/04/2011 01:07:14 AM 1190 Views
Never heard of it. *NM* j-whitt987 - 21/04/2011 01:08:00 AM 599 Views
It's an already existing library ebook service, and it's terrible. *NM* Ghavrel - 21/04/2011 02:19:25 AM 584 Views
What makes it terrible? *NM* j-whitt987 - 21/04/2011 02:20:12 AM 556 Views
The selection is awful, the interface is awkward, and it requires bizarre DRM installations. Ghavrel - 21/04/2011 02:40:55 AM 1243 Views
I'm not a fan of the interface, either. Cockatiel of Doom - 21/04/2011 03:08:53 AM 1345 Views
I agree. *NM* everynametaken - 21/04/2011 01:35:12 AM 549 Views
To be fair, Overdrive's problems are software issues, and not inherent to the business model. Aemon - 21/04/2011 05:23:54 PM 1494 Views
I definitely agree; I'm just irritated they're sticking with Overdrive. Ebook libraries make sense. *NM* Ghavrel - 21/04/2011 07:14:38 PM 602 Views
Yeah. Aemon - 21/04/2011 07:31:24 PM 1574 Views
Will a borrowed Kindle book have "fuck" underlined when it appears? Tom - 22/04/2011 01:59:39 AM 1209 Views
Better than it being written on the margins A Deathwatch Guard - 22/04/2011 05:27:12 AM 1153 Views
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