tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post6700517320360087972..comments2024-01-17T22:00:41.839-08:00Comments on Full Throttle and F**k It: Barriers FallSteve Malleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-21945850220717390382009-02-10T19:12:00.000-08:002009-02-10T19:12:00.000-08:00I dunno..there is a new Ereader out that holds a c...I dunno..there is a new Ereader out that holds a charge for up to a week and holds 1500 books/magazines. The emarket makes up less than 1% of the total market but it is still growing. how did that go..The only thing we can be sure of is change....<BR/>- Rumplestilcliff ; )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-71670020075592347932009-02-05T08:11:00.000-08:002009-02-05T08:11:00.000-08:00Hmmm...E-book can never be the same as a real book...Hmmm...E-book can never be the same as a real book. who is so heavy that you don't have to go to the gym and build muscles... ;)<BR/><BR/>Steve do you remember that you have promise me a duet over the net and now I have figure it out how to do it. Time has come for you to fulfil your promise. *ROFLLOL* It will be publish in Contemplation blog...;)FANCYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02608983168583167889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-24258588474407084332009-02-05T07:36:00.000-08:002009-02-05T07:36:00.000-08:00I agree. I understand the publishers are worried ...I agree. I understand the publishers are worried - Amazon has been chipping away at their margins and now the e-book threatens further losses, but let's be honest, their monopoly never ensured the best writers were heard.<BR/><BR/>PussGlamourpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450175254756849062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-43068520957811616952009-02-03T10:44:00.000-08:002009-02-03T10:44:00.000-08:00I think the hopeful dreamer in all of us wishes fo...I think the hopeful dreamer in all of us wishes for this revolution to tear down all the Old Boy's Club barriers, but logically, your vision is probably the more correct scenario. Advertising found a way to survive the popularity of the internet, so will major publishing houses.<BR/><BR/>Evolution is a bitch.AvDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16574481780173046619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-81243381604237110802009-02-03T01:34:00.000-08:002009-02-03T01:34:00.000-08:00I'm not a fan of e-books either. Unless that's the...I'm not a fan of e-books either. Unless that's the only place to find it. I would much rather curl up with a book. However I hardly ever look at magazines anymore unless I'm waiting in the doctors office. It is way to easy to find that sort of content online. I do follow online some of the magazines and newspapers I use to read. I also agree with Lana about a lot of the digital art being craptastic squiggly drawings.Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13946829849604764189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-63558691394407020542009-01-26T17:54:00.000-08:002009-01-26T17:54:00.000-08:00I agree with Barbara Martin's comment over on CS H...I agree with Barbara Martin's comment over on CS Harris - reading books on screen is hard on the eyes and posture.<BR/><BR/>Also there is something so special about holding a book, the shape, design, illustrations and even the weight, that cannot be replaced by a screen. <BR/><BR/>Curling up under a tree in the garden with a 'notebook/laptop'? Not the same!<BR/><BR/>However, it will be interesting to see how things evolve!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-33059102914671588722009-01-26T07:59:00.000-08:002009-01-26T07:59:00.000-08:00I agree books in electronic format will never find...I agree books in electronic format will never find favor with a huge chunk of those of us who spend too much time already staring at a screen. But changes are coming to the industry, and it will be interesting to see what happens. I think I feel another blog coming on...cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-37236261948883963912009-01-26T07:57:00.000-08:002009-01-26T07:57:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.cs harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708705800818667923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-20512454625555493182009-01-25T19:14:00.000-08:002009-01-25T19:14:00.000-08:00I have a hard time seeing massive change since I d...I have a hard time seeing massive change since I don't care for ebooks at all. I get offers all the time for ebooks and I always turn them down. I suppose the industry will move me before I move it. <BR/><BR/>It will be interesting to see what it does for new authors. Personally I don't see it changing the quality much. With Amazon at my fingertips I always know, almost immediately, if something is awful.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-74008593278142287732009-01-24T21:13:00.000-08:002009-01-24T21:13:00.000-08:00The internet is causing an upheaval for print jour...The internet is causing an upheaval for print journalism, for sure. Newspapers and magazines have not, for the most part figured out how to derive the advertising dollars they now get for printed space from the internet. It's a pretty significant revolution and sooner or later, someone will figure it out.<BR/><BR/>As far as books go, I'm having a hard time visualizing what the new business model will be. The old one clearly isn't working the way it once did. Disruptive technologies like POD, online book stores, etc. are throwing a grenade into the middle of the old model and like print journalism, I'm sure some clever entrepreneur will figure this out.<BR/><BR/>It will be interesting to see what we read and how it comes to us a decade from now...Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-66582592459850544872009-01-24T20:00:00.000-08:002009-01-24T20:00:00.000-08:00In a similar yet different vein, the computer has ...In a similar yet different vein, the computer has turned millions into "artists" (often of dubious talent.) Some digital art I don't mind, but when 90% of it is some 12 year old's crappy anime, it gets tired for me REALLY quickly.Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8052003455667869062.post-8373867549817545012009-01-24T14:42:00.000-08:002009-01-24T14:42:00.000-08:00There's always a period of shake down when one sys...There's always a period of shake down when one system gives way to another. People still want to get the wheat from the chaff but it might for a while be harder to do that. STill, major publishers have printed plenty of chaff.<BR/><BR/>You're dead on about the rise of the paperback. We got some great stuff from that, even though there was plenty that was forgettable as well.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com