Are Books Dated Now?
Discussion
I read a lot on holiday, and prefer something I can use at the pool or beach that I don't care if it gets damaged or nicked.
I generally buy a cheap second hand copy, then if its been a good read (so something I'll read again) I buy a nice fresh copy for the bookself at home.
I can't see me ever moving over to electronic books.
I generally buy a cheap second hand copy, then if its been a good read (so something I'll read again) I buy a nice fresh copy for the bookself at home.
I can't see me ever moving over to electronic books.
Why does one format have to exclude the other?
I have both a kindle, which I think is fantastic, and shelves of books.
Sometimes the kindle is the better option, sometimes I just prefer the paper option.
No different from having more than one car for different purposes.
Paper books will not die for a long while yet though, and e-books are here to stay.
I have both a kindle, which I think is fantastic, and shelves of books.
Sometimes the kindle is the better option, sometimes I just prefer the paper option.
No different from having more than one car for different purposes.
Paper books will not die for a long while yet though, and e-books are here to stay.
Interesting chat on Irish radio at the moment on the future of books. A retailer interviewed predicts that the market for good quality HARDBACKS will actualy increase - but that the paperback will fade out over time.
An interesting point was that you never actually "own" a downloaded book. You are legally leasing it under licence and the licence can be withdrawn if there is any sort of dispute over legal title.
This actually happened when Amazon allowed people to download Orwell's "1984" on the basis that it was copyright free. It turned out it wasn't and people who had downloaded the book to read discovered that it had disappeared off their Kindles.
An interesting point was that you never actually "own" a downloaded book. You are legally leasing it under licence and the licence can be withdrawn if there is any sort of dispute over legal title.
This actually happened when Amazon allowed people to download Orwell's "1984" on the basis that it was copyright free. It turned out it wasn't and people who had downloaded the book to read discovered that it had disappeared off their Kindles.
psgcarey said:
Why does one format have to exclude the other?
I have both a kindle, which I think is fantastic, and shelves of books.
Sometimes the kindle is the better option, sometimes I just prefer the paper option.
No different from having more than one car for different purposes.
Paper books will not die for a long while yet though, and e-books are here to stay.
It doesn't necessarily. My sister used to buy about 3 books a week. Her large house was filled to bursting with them. She moved to a smaller house and got a Kindle soon afterwards. She now has 2 medium sized bookcases, but still buys 2 or 3 'books' a week.I have both a kindle, which I think is fantastic, and shelves of books.
Sometimes the kindle is the better option, sometimes I just prefer the paper option.
No different from having more than one car for different purposes.
Paper books will not die for a long while yet though, and e-books are here to stay.
Eric Mc said:
Interesting chat on Irish radio at the moment on the future of books. A retailer interviewed predicts that the market for good quality HARDBACKS will actualy increase - but that the paperback will fade out over time.
An interesting point was that you never actually "own" a downloaded book. You are legally leasing it under licence and the licence can be withdrawn if there is any sort of dispute over legal title.
This actually happened when Amazon allowed people to download Orwell's "1984" on the basis that it was copyright free. It turned out it wasn't and people who had downloaded the book to read discovered that it had disappeared off their Kindles.
You don't own the contents of a book either of course- you have the physical book but not the right to reproduce its contents in any form. Actually I think the debate re e book and the real thing is without much substance- a book is what you read- the medium isn't really important. I switched to a Kindle and love it but having just bought Scheleglmilch's sports racing book I wouldn't want that on a Kindle... An interesting point was that you never actually "own" a downloaded book. You are legally leasing it under licence and the licence can be withdrawn if there is any sort of dispute over legal title.
This actually happened when Amazon allowed people to download Orwell's "1984" on the basis that it was copyright free. It turned out it wasn't and people who had downloaded the book to read discovered that it had disappeared off their Kindles.
One of my small pleasures is browsing through the local Oxfam bookshop & taking a punt on something well thumbed that I wouldn't ordinarily consider.
It's the feel & smell of a book as much as the content. Can't beat it & I can't imagine I'd ever get the same tactile thrill from a Kindle.
It's the feel & smell of a book as much as the content. Can't beat it & I can't imagine I'd ever get the same tactile thrill from a Kindle.
Justin Cyder said:
One of my small pleasures is browsing through the local Oxfam bookshop & taking a punt on something well thumbed that I wouldn't ordinarily consider.
It's the feel & smell of a book as much as the content. Can't beat it & I can't imagine I'd ever get the same tactile thrill from a Kindle.
You'll get germs and spots and leprosy and stuff like that. It's the feel & smell of a book as much as the content. Can't beat it & I can't imagine I'd ever get the same tactile thrill from a Kindle.
I'm a kindle fan, especially novels.
Cookery, fitness, cars, watches, etc. books are better suited to real books though - nice big hardbacks with glossy photos.
Pothole said:
IainT said:
In a perfect world I'd have a nice Library room with some comfy chairs to read in, dark oak bookshelves floor to ceiling packed with all my favourite books.
So a library, then?IainT said:
Pothole said:
IainT said:
In a perfect world I'd have a nice Library room with some comfy chairs to read in, dark oak bookshelves floor to ceiling packed with all my favourite books.
So a library, then?Pothole said:
IainT said:
Pothole said:
IainT said:
In a perfect world I'd have a nice Library room with some comfy chairs to read in, dark oak bookshelves floor to ceiling packed with all my favourite books.
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