tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post286877743339897571..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: Joe Konrath: Paper books are going the way of the 8-trackKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-60892035621329815782011-09-09T10:45:38.752-07:002011-09-09T10:45:38.752-07:00Amen to that!Amen to that!Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-88142249597055643142011-09-09T10:28:54.295-07:002011-09-09T10:28:54.295-07:00That's a very good point about the eReader may...That's a very good point about the eReader maybe helping draw back some people into reading fiction. Especially with that convenience factor...<br /><br />It's going to be an interesting decade or so while this shakes itself out!Michael Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07653617216453974106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-24795919001910340342011-09-08T15:02:24.453-07:002011-09-08T15:02:24.453-07:00Michael, great point about Time Enough at Last! I ...Michael, great point about Time Enough at Last! I can actually 'see' that ending. It works.<br /><br />I agree, I think there always will be paper books, and that makes me happy. A little off topic, but I'm amazed by the number of folks who don't have a single book in their homes. I'm hoping that the ease with which they can read blogs, emails, etc., on their smart phones willKaren Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-7724082666253392942011-09-08T14:49:22.895-07:002011-09-08T14:49:22.895-07:00Time Enough at Last, I LOVED that episode ... well...Time Enough at Last, I LOVED that episode ... well, The Twilight Zone was my favorite TV show ... but, still. Whenever anyone asks me what "irony" means I think of that episode. <br /><br />Joe's post also made me think of Court Martial, original Trek, about Commander Ben Finney and Kurt's lawyer who refused to use digital books.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment, you've Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-19119993276549552122011-09-08T14:45:22.021-07:002011-09-08T14:45:22.021-07:00Heh -- Jeffrey, you've just given me the image...Heh -- Jeffrey, you've just given me the image of an update of Time Enough at Last where the horrifying image is a low-battery symbol flashing on an eReader. ;-)<br /><br />I'm here to (partially) disagree, too. I'm willing to believe that tangible books MAY devolve into a niche market in the future. But, I don't think his examples of other obsolete techs are good. Betamax and Michael Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07653617216453974106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-28017332581661918292011-09-08T14:30:36.596-07:002011-09-08T14:30:36.596-07:00I'm afraid that I have to disagree with Joe...I'm afraid that I have to disagree with Joe's assessment of paperback books, or even hardcover books too, for that matter. His analogy paired electronic media...or their cousins, so to speak. You can always evolve something better if you stick to the same phylum, electronic in this case. But paperbacks are a totally different class. You don't even need power to read a paperback. What Jeffrey Gershomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214765149923418521noreply@blogger.com