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Author:  pcernie [ Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Sales of printed books slump in 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20908048

They're ridiculously overpriced, the paper is generally worse than ever, and in an age of assisted spellchecking they often leave a lot to be desired...
Author:  ProfessorF [ Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:25 pm ]
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I can see Antiques Roadshow in 2145:
"Ah yes, a Kindle.
I wonder what was on it, seeing as the batteries no longer function, and the file format is completely forgotten.
An amusing paperweight, sadly."

Give me real books any day of the week.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:05 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sales of printed books slump in 2012
ProfessorF wrote:
I can see Antiques Roadshow in 2145:
"Ah yes, a Kindle.
I wonder what was on it, seeing as the batteries no longer function, and the file format is completely forgotten.
An amusing paperweight, sadly."

Give me real books any day of the week.

Same here, plus no reliance on a power source.
Author:  pcernie [ Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sales of printed books slump in 2012
Amnesia10 wrote:
ProfessorF wrote:
I can see Antiques Roadshow in 2145:
"Ah yes, a Kindle.
I wonder what was on it, seeing as the batteries no longer function, and the file format is completely forgotten.
An amusing paperweight, sadly."

Give me real books any day of the week.

Same here, plus no reliance on a power source.


No different to a tablet or any modern portable device you consume content on then? :?
Author:  l3v1ck [ Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:12 am ]
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The only problem I have with ebooks is that they all have some form of DRM that loks you unto using certain devices. After a few years you can't swap as you'd have to buy all the books again.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sales of printed books slump in 2012
pcernie wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20908048

They're ridiculously overpriced, the paper is generally worse than ever, and in an age of assisted spellchecking they often leave a lot to be desired...

Yes but most people do not buy that many books to start with. I read somewhere that the average household had only 150 books, which is a very low number if it is a family of four. When you consider that many of those might still be school text books that does not look good overall.
Author:  JJW009 [ Sat Jan 05, 2013 2:01 am ]
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I bought my mum a Kindle last April, and she's already bought as many books as she did in the previous decade. It's the convenience of it.

It's not like the second hand pulp fiction paperback has any resale value, and they take up too much space for most people who really don't have a private library!
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sat Jan 05, 2013 3:06 am ]
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JJW009 wrote:
I bought my mum a Kindle last April, and she's already bought as many books as she did in the previous decade. It's the convenience of it.

It's not like the second hand pulp fiction paperback has any resale value, and they take up too much space for most people who really don't have a private library!

Yes there is a definite advantage plus the Fifty Shades of Grey benefit, in that you can have some crappy novel on your device and not look like an idiot.
Author:  big_D [ Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:23 am ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
pcernie wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20908048

They're ridiculously overpriced, the paper is generally worse than ever, and in an age of assisted spellchecking they often leave a lot to be desired...

Yes but most people do not buy that many books to start with. I read somewhere that the average household had only 150 books, which is a very low number if it is a family of four. When you consider that many of those might still be school text books that does not look good overall.

My other half ready about 40 new books a year. When I left England, I kept around 300 books, the other 1500 I donated to charity, I just couldn't take them with me.

I guess we have over1,000 books on shelves around the house, but since we got Kindles, it is a lot easier and when traveling, especially on holiday, it is much more convenient to charge the Kindle before leaving and packing it, with a bunch of new books downloaded to it, than packing a dozen books or so into the cases. It means we carry a lot less luggage with us now.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:37 am ]
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big_D wrote:
I guess we have over1,000 books on shelves around the house, but since we got Kindles, it is a lot easier and when traveling, especially on holiday, it is much more convenient to charge the Kindle before leaving and packing it, with a bunch of new books downloaded to it, than packing a dozen books or so into the cases. It means we carry a lot less luggage with us now.

Travelling is the one area that a kindle is a far better solution. You could carry dozens of books and save so much weight.
Author:  tombolt [ Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:31 pm ]
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I'm not anti ebooks and I can see their benefits, I'm just someone who loves books and loves having them all over the house, so I'd not kindle it up myself, but can see the attraction.
Author:  pcernie [ Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:46 pm ]
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I do both, but strangely find it easier to concentrate on the Kindle :o :?
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