tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post6791437795185145253..comments2023-12-26T18:33:04.681-08:00Comments on Writability: Will Print Books Become Obsolete?Gabe (Ava Jae)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04778524723148508140noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-12477449490457069702014-07-17T03:38:33.742-07:002014-07-17T03:38:33.742-07:00Okay, so, I'm going to try to get at what I wa...Okay, so, I'm going to try to get at what I was trying to say two years ago when I wrote this post. <br /><br /><br />I didn't necessarily mean a world where print doesn't exist at all and/or is illegal (so not quite a Fahrenheit 451 world). What I meant instead was a world where e-books have overtaken the print market and become the major way of selling books, with print books becoming a very small minority. Finding print books then, wouldn't be impossible, but would be very difficult as most books would never be printed at all. <br /><br /><br />So...yes. That's what I meant. Though the idea of black market illegal books is an interesting one. :)Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-6803357097058102422014-07-17T03:36:18.934-07:002014-07-17T03:36:18.934-07:00I don't see why not. :)I don't see why not. :)Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-90662968114531382422014-07-16T15:42:45.327-07:002014-07-16T15:42:45.327-07:00This article doesn't make sense to me. If boo...This article doesn't make sense to me. If book collectors can still find books, then it's not a print-book-free world. Something can't be something and not be something at the same time. The question I think is: will the day come when newly written material will not be published in book format, not even if the author wishes it. That would amount to making printing presses and paper illegal. Given the penchant for governmental overreach recently, I suppose it's possible if one extrapolates pessimistically.... however, illegal drugs are still available despite their illegality, so I suppose books will be too. But even in Fahrenheit 451 there were still some books.LouFilligernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-54862985050468776402014-07-11T07:43:51.323-07:002014-07-11T07:43:51.323-07:00I want to start off by saying that I welcome respe...I want to start off by saying that I welcome respectful dissenting opinions on the blog. I like polite debate, as long as both parties remain respectful. <br /><br /><br />Unfortunately, you've made more than a few comments here that are, intentionally or not, rather rude and disrespectful. <br /><br /><br />I've said on this blog before, and I'll likely say it again, but no one book or genre is better than another. Period. <br /><br /><br />It's totally fine if you don't like genre fiction—we all have different tastes and I certainly don't expect everyone to enjoy the same type of book. I, for example, don't usually like books that run along the literary vein, but that's just my personal taste, and I certainly don't consider literary books inferior simply because I don't like them. <br /><br /><br />For you to refer to genre fiction as "crap" is, in a word, rude. In another word, it's also disrespectful. If you'd like to continue posting here (which you may or may not after this comment), then I ask that you refrain from disrespecting anyone or any genre.<br /><br /><br />I'm not even going to address the large majority of your comment, because to be frank, the judgmental attitude your remarks display isn't one I want to encourage here. Like I said, I welcome respectful debate. Your comment, by and large, was far from respectful. <br /><br /><br />I <i>will</i> agree on one point—a world without books would be terrible. But to me, a book is a book regardless of the media, and while I would absolutely miss print books if they ever stop making them, I imagine e-books would still very much be available—which are still very much books. <br /><br /><br />As for a post-literal world...to be honest, I'm extremely skeptical that that'll ever happen, at least, in our lifetimes. It's not something I'm particularly worried about.Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-5143412340004916862014-07-11T02:00:04.335-07:002014-07-11T02:00:04.335-07:00So you want a cold, calculating world where there ...So you want a cold, calculating world where there is no privacy anymore, devoid of any aesthetics. Skype with an author? Are we talking about real literature, or fantasy novels and other crap?<br /> I'm an author, and a recluse at that. I have no interest of talking to my readers. I need peace and an absolutely quiet environment to write books, that's why I live in the forest in norway. A world without the printed book is a world in which I don't want to live.<br /><br />I already made the decision to not have children because of the ongoing degeneration of our culture by way of electronic media. People, even older ones, have become children. The Privatgelehrte is gone, extinct. The printed book has been the Leitmedium of the intellectuals. Maybe the future will be a world without intellectuals, where everyone's voice is heard, even that of simple-minded people with no education. But in such a world, as I wrote, I don't want to live.<br /><br />Also take into account that by 2050 we might even be a post-literal world (search for "The Dawn of the Postliterate Age").<br />So the book is completely obsolete by then, even the ebook. We will no longer read or write. A horrific thought to me, as the book -- the printed book -- made life bearable for me. Without it, I feel cheated, as if someone played a trick on me. So yes, no children for me, such a world is not worth living in. Might as well go the route of Ernst Toller sooner rather than later if the trend continues.Faustnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-33583650016797702612013-10-21T10:46:47.834-07:002013-10-21T10:46:47.834-07:00Last comment was two years ago --- 'my' de...Last comment was two years ago --- 'my' descendent twins - future citizens - were born at that time and now their mom posts this -- -- -- "My girls will sit and read books together for hours. Literally hours <br />every day. They love bundling up in cozies, sitting on the porch couch <br />under a shared blanket with stacks of books…Just recently, Harlowe discovered the book chair. She <br />carefully puts her book pile in order in a huge stack, then she sits on <br />the stack and reads one book at a time. . . . Getting up from the book chair <br />and selecting a new one. Until she has read her entire book chair and is<br /> sitting on the floor." <br /><br />I wonder --- Will they and their age mates still be enamored by such books in 2041 at age 30 ? ?sleaccnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-1662770448586654732013-08-20T08:27:39.514-07:002013-08-20T08:27:39.514-07:00watch your favorite movies and series full episod...watch your favorite movies and series full episodes online for free on this link:--> http://films-streaming.tv/kristellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-19361514995072195192013-05-06T22:03:21.371-07:002013-05-06T22:03:21.371-07:00How to become a coin collector. Click www.gofastek...How to become a coin <a href="http://www.gofastek.com/fhs/collector/" rel="nofollow">collector</a>. Click www.gofastek.com for more information.<br /><br />Cindy<br />www.gofastek.comCindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-15194690887215810602012-05-21T10:33:38.302-07:002012-05-21T10:33:38.302-07:00Print books will not be missed. I for one can'...Print books will not be missed. I for one can't wait until the day that all books are digital. One must move with the times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-7966089918790773772012-03-02T09:40:01.397-08:002012-03-02T09:40:01.397-08:00It's funny the things we think about when deba...It's funny the things we think about when debating the differences between e-readers and print books--the rustling pages, for example, is something few of us really thought about until e-readers came around.<br /><br />Also, you're probably right about it not being returned by post. I imagine some cleaning lady would be very pleased to find an iPad left behind in a hotel room.Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-46487786705918638272012-03-02T03:12:34.245-08:002012-03-02T03:12:34.245-08:00It is so hard curling up in bed with my iPad. It&#...It is so hard curling up in bed with my iPad. It's cover is inflexible, it's pages do not rustle, it will break if it slips out of your fingersv onto the floor when you nod off and it is not returned by post if you leave it in the hotel room by mistake!Freanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-59727174615047650002012-02-06T06:29:23.471-08:002012-02-06T06:29:23.471-08:00If print books ever do disappear, I hope there wou...If print books ever <i>do</i> disappear, I hope there would be some sort of virtual bookshelf that you could set up in your home. It'd at least make the collectors happy. Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-24596243766463492832012-02-06T06:27:51.454-08:002012-02-06T06:27:51.454-08:00Thank you, Jane! :)Thank you, Jane! :)Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-49494193139977937352012-02-06T01:08:14.226-08:002012-02-06T01:08:14.226-08:00Very thought provoking. I'm in a tribe you are...Very thought provoking. I'm in a tribe you are in but I wanted to comment as well. <br />Well written, well doneJaneofAustralianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-37376084022173917002012-02-04T01:08:59.599-08:002012-02-04T01:08:59.599-08:00Interesting post. :)
I think one of the things kee...Interesting post. :)<br />I think one of the things keeping books from going "out of print" is the fact that people like to physically have them (for the sake of collecting, being able to look at them on the shelves, to display to others what kind of books they are interested in, and so on). But perhaps one day there will be a visual aspect of e-books (a more accessible virtual bookshelf that can be placed in the living room) that renders that argument obsolete.M. Howalthttp://howalt.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-63093186709985735572012-02-03T14:19:22.079-08:002012-02-03T14:19:22.079-08:00Really! I guess I shouldn't be surprised to he...Really! I guess I shouldn't be surprised to hear some schools are already integrating iPads into the curriculum especially with the new interactive textbook authoring app out there, but that's pretty incredible. Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-2470972400279102402012-02-03T14:18:26.846-08:002012-02-03T14:18:26.846-08:00I like your last line there--everything still very...I like your last line there--everything still very much feels as though it's still in the air. There are tons of variables and everything's rather unpredictable at this time. It's been interesting to see the developments with Amazon and bookstores, though. Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-38260761615833507992012-02-03T13:44:09.310-08:002012-02-03T13:44:09.310-08:00I love books and at this point still prefer the ol...I love books and at this point still prefer the old fashioned print ones. I have a Kindle app on my tab and use it but not as much as my regular books. My kids are having I-pads integrated at their school to use next year instead of textbooks.Susihttp://bocafrau.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-2463974032209865332012-02-03T13:21:49.528-08:002012-02-03T13:21:49.528-08:00I think where there's opportunity, there's...I think where there's opportunity, there's money and where there's money, there are entrepreneurs. When movies started coming out on video I wondered if movie theaters would become obsolete. It hasn't happened. Instead more money is being made because people have the choice. I think it will be the same with books. But I've been watching this whole Amazon vs. brick and mortar bookstores with interest and wrote about it on my blog. Like I stated there, it's like a cosmic hand has tossed the whole industry in the air and it hasn't quite landed yet. Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-1730951210506398562012-02-03T11:17:20.705-08:002012-02-03T11:17:20.705-08:00I think Susan may be on to something with this App...I think Susan may be on to something with this Apple-bookstore idea. Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-18180798773964827242012-02-03T11:16:41.870-08:002012-02-03T11:16:41.870-08:00Thanks, Tina! We archaic book collectors will take...Thanks, Tina! We archaic book collectors will take over the literary world one book at a time. >:DAva Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-27801291951814333552012-02-03T11:04:28.477-08:002012-02-03T11:04:28.477-08:00I'll have one of these and a double-espresso! ...I'll have one of these and a double-espresso! The book reading by the author will reach thousands at once. Ara Grigorianhttp://twitter.com/araTHEwriternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-21364088578393208782012-02-03T11:01:34.569-08:002012-02-03T11:01:34.569-08:00 All of this, please. :) All of this, please. :)Tina Mosshttp://twitter.com/Tina_Mossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-76392383784419660992012-02-03T11:01:23.681-08:002012-02-03T11:01:23.681-08:00I have nothing to add, because you said it all per...I have nothing to add, because you said it all perfectly. And yes, I will proudly where the title of Archaic Book Collector. :DTina Mosshttp://twitter.com/Tina_Mossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-606209712314101104.post-10716396905151999792012-02-03T10:31:48.645-08:002012-02-03T10:31:48.645-08:00I like your optimism and your logic seems sound to...I like your optimism and your logic seems sound to me. Hopefully you're right! <br /><br />Also, I now want a toaster I can watch movies on. Ava Jaehttp://avajae.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com