Comments on: Will E-Books Kill Paperbacks? http://gropenassoc.com/blog/2007/11/will-e-books-kill-paperbacks/ Discussion, issues and answers for the independent publishing community, hosted by Marion Gropen Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:57:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tony Scostt http://gropenassoc.com/blog/2007/11/will-e-books-kill-paperbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-17273 Tony Scostt Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:59:22 +0000 http://gropenassoc.com/blog/?p=34#comment-17273 What will happens to the forest and the paper in the future? What will happens to the forest and the paper in the future?

]]> By: STAR WARS WOMAN 101 http://gropenassoc.com/blog/2007/11/will-e-books-kill-paperbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-2071 STAR WARS WOMAN 101 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:14:56 +0000 http://gropenassoc.com/blog/?p=34#comment-2071 I am doing a debate @ school and I am supposed to prove why ebooks are the new reading foundation of the future,I need some help,so if you could leave some comments that would be great THanks I am doing a debate @ school and I am supposed to prove why ebooks are the new reading foundation of the future,I need some help,so if you could leave some comments that would be great THanks

]]> By: PublishingGuide http://gropenassoc.com/blog/2007/11/will-e-books-kill-paperbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-727 PublishingGuide Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:43:57 +0000 http://gropenassoc.com/blog/?p=34#comment-727 I agree that the Kindle, as is, isn't the device it needs to be. But I think the eyestrain you're discussing is a function of the screen resolution, glare, and lighting. And those are all fixable. As for the book vs ebook "feel," I'm guessing that most paperback readers don't care all that much. And if MOST readers don't, those of us who do will be paying through the nose, or buying hardbacks, to feed our preferences. But I've been wrong before, and will be again. I agree that the Kindle, as is, isn’t the device it needs to be. But I think the eyestrain you’re discussing is a function of the screen resolution, glare, and lighting. And those are all fixable. As for the book vs ebook “feel,” I’m guessing that most paperback readers don’t care all that much. And if MOST readers don’t, those of us who do will be paying through the nose, or buying hardbacks, to feed our preferences.

But I’ve been wrong before, and will be again.

]]> By: Stephen Tiano http://gropenassoc.com/blog/2007/11/will-e-books-kill-paperbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-723 Stephen Tiano Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:39:46 +0000 http://gropenassoc.com/blog/?p=34#comment-723 I just don't see the Kindle succeeding anytime soon, at its price, much less replacing paperbacks. For people who actually enjoy reading, there's something about the tactile sensation of a book that--hardcover or paperback--cannot be replaced. Additionally, there's something about reading off a video screen that is harder on the eyes than reading from a printed page. I'm no Luddite, either, as I both embrace and love computers. I just don’t see the Kindle succeeding anytime soon, at its price, much less replacing paperbacks. For people who actually enjoy reading, there’s something about the tactile sensation of a book that–hardcover or paperback–cannot be replaced. Additionally, there’s something about reading off a video screen that is harder on the eyes than reading from a printed page. I’m no Luddite, either, as I both embrace and love computers.

]]> By: PublishingGuide http://gropenassoc.com/blog/2007/11/will-e-books-kill-paperbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-611 PublishingGuide Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:23:36 +0000 http://gropenassoc.com/blog/?p=34#comment-611 True enough. And the Kindle also doesn't meet a number of the other qualifications of the killer app (appliance not application, here!). But the writing is on the wall, I think. True enough. And the Kindle also doesn’t meet a number of the other qualifications of the killer app (appliance not application, here!). But the writing is on the wall, I think.

]]> By: Joe S. http://gropenassoc.com/blog/2007/11/will-e-books-kill-paperbacks/comment-page-1/#comment-609 Joe S. Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:28:57 +0000 http://gropenassoc.com/blog/?p=34#comment-609 The problem with something like the Kindel is that it's not marketing itself against a paperback. It's marketing itself against the hardback (it's own press documents only comment on hardback books). And with electronic ink, it loses the benefit of 4-color art. Until its prices compete with paperbacks, its marketshare is going to be relegated to techies. Unless it can develop a cool factor like that iPod first started with (which he current Kindle absolutely does not have), it doesn't have anything going for it other than the Amazon machine providing content. They might start to see real returns on version 2 or 3 when they learn and improve from their mistakes. The problem with something like the Kindel is that it’s not marketing itself against a paperback. It’s marketing itself against the hardback (it’s own press documents only comment on hardback books). And with electronic ink, it loses the benefit of 4-color art. Until its prices compete with paperbacks, its marketshare is going to be relegated to techies. Unless it can develop a cool factor like that iPod first started with (which he current Kindle absolutely does not have), it doesn’t have anything going for it other than the Amazon machine providing content. They might start to see real returns on version 2 or 3 when they learn and improve from their mistakes.

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