E publishing not killing print - apparently

[Darren]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainme...

This BBC news story suggests that advent of e-readers is not yet killing the printed page. So much for the doomsayers.

[R.M.F.]

Darren wrote: "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainme...

This BBC news story suggests that advent of e-readers is not yet killing the printed page. So much for the doomsayers."

Just a matter of time. I like paperbooks, hell, I love them, but the advantage of carrying thousands of titles in a slim, compact piece of plastic, does have its advantages.

[Patti (baconater)]

I thought Darren only read the Mail.

[Tim]

Not saying it's wrong, but I'd be more inclined to believe it if it was from an independent source. The Publishers Association saying it is kind of like the Potato Council saying spuds are good for you... ;)

[Robert]

^Yeah, I'm sure they can fudge the statistics a bit. I don't think the print industry will ever completely die but there's no denying it's been affected.

I can't imagine spending £20 on a hardback.

[Tim]

I spent 16 quid on a hardback last year, but only because it was at an author signing.

[Sara]

Yes, the advantage has its advantages.

[Darren]

Patti (Fluffy) wrote: "I thought Darren only read the Mail."

That's fighting talk that is.

[[deleted user]]

I think we can look forward to a harmonious future in which ebooks and print live together, each complimenting the other - a far nicer outcome than ebooks killing off paperbacks, don't you think?

[Karen]

I'm doing my best. All that lovely empty shelf space I had since I got my kindle is rapidly filling up with craft and art books.

[Jason]

Alex wrote: "I think we can look forward to a harmonious future in which ebooks and print live together, each complimenting the other - a far nicer outcome than ebooks killing off paperbacks, don't you think?"

I think this would be ideal. I love ebooks for their convenience (and weight!) but you can't beat a physical printed book for the tactility of it. Also, art/print/film/graphic novels look glorious printed and the coffee table book will never die. NEVER, I TELLS YOU

[M.A.]

Interesting! I read far more now I have my Kindle and it's far more convenient and practical to take a Kindle on holiday than a pile of books. :-)

[R.M.F.]

There will always be room for beautifully published, collectors editions/niche prints etc of books, but when is comes to mass market, Kindle will triumph in the end.

[P.A.]

At the start, I never thought I'd take to Kindle, but I'm reading more these days - a lot more.

[Karen]

by & large, the lovely kindle books I buy are cheaper as ebooks than as DTBs - and I can hide the evidence of my book buying binges

[R.M.F.]

Paul wrote: "At the start, I never thought I'd take to Kindle, but I'm reading more these days - a lot more."

Kindle is pretty insidious at times.

[✿Claire✿]

I love my Kindle, as a student, a major lack of space for books stunted my reading until they brought out the baby Kindle and my parents gave me one for my birthday (I sold it to them under the guise of 'I can read PDFs on it for my course'... well, I did.... a few....!) However, I love hard copies and if there's a book I really desperately want, I will try and get it for a reasonable price in hard copy. That seems to have happened quite a lot recently, Game of Thrones, hunger Games Trilogy, The Host and the first in the Wheel of Time series 'magically' appeared in my postbox over the last couple of weeks!

However, I would never spend more than a few pounds on a book for the Kindle, if I was going to pay that much, I would prefer to actually have a copy of the book to hold.