tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post5279940160017590338..comments2023-10-03T11:41:27.252+01:00Comments on An Eclectic Bookshelf: E-Books Vs Dead Tree MediaKilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372768003008545407noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-79708117808204269262012-03-29T20:39:23.269+01:002012-03-29T20:39:23.269+01:00Why not both? I think that each has its place, at ...Why not both? I think that each has its place, at least for now. I love the smell and feel of a vintage, out-of-print sci-fi novel, but ebooks are fast, convenient, fun, and are offering lots of exciting technology and interactivity that print books can't. I've just completed the conversion of my interactive print aviation book to an ebook, which demonstrated the strengths of both to me.Reya Kempleyhttp://starflightpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-5898129461311964202011-02-22T23:40:29.497+00:002011-02-22T23:40:29.497+00:00This was a very well thought out post. Yes, everyo...This was a very well thought out post. Yes, everyone seems to have it's place. And yes, for some reason, many publishers are making ebooks higher than paperback.<br /><br />Such a strange world we live in.Dam Good Publishinghttp://onlinefantasybooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-45820348245775121652011-02-22T19:00:32.952+00:002011-02-22T19:00:32.952+00:00Oh I can post now - I will never let go of the dea...Oh I can post now - I will never let go of the dead trees I have... but I will also probably get them on my E-book as well. Then, eventually, I will shift them all (the dead trees) to my library at work where other people can enjoy them.Laknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-27834454331266028742011-02-21T21:34:41.029+00:002011-02-21T21:34:41.029+00:00E-Books all the way - replaced my entire collectio...E-Books all the way - replaced my entire collection of dead trees with ebook equivalents last year. Being a londonite, storage space is key!Jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-55227171550980140922011-02-21T18:03:47.784+00:002011-02-21T18:03:47.784+00:00Pawel, to be honest, I think E-Books will become m...Pawel, to be honest, I think E-Books will become more and more popular and it may get worse when libraries sort out E-Book loans. I mean why should public libraries need to pay for large storage areas etc. anymore when they just need a server.<br /><br />I think the Eco stuff is over-rated, especially if you are a low book reader. I mean, how eco friendly is it to make the E-readers in the first place?<br /><br />Lauren, you are correct, Free E-Books are being read much much more than Pay books. Amazon had to seperate the Sales charts because they were just becoming full of Public Domain books.<br /><br />The one advantage for E-books is for Indie Authors. I mean look at all the 79p books on Amazon that are selling well. Print on Demand may help the Dead Tree Media world but I would be surprised if it could get that cheap.Killiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372768003008545407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-30573994240645289442011-02-21T17:31:40.340+00:002011-02-21T17:31:40.340+00:00I am Dead Tree, but I would happily have a Kindle/...I am Dead Tree, but I would happily have a Kindle/Nook/whatever for travelling. (I think I could probably get by with my phone if I wanted to, though.)<br /><br />I do not have time to search for statistics at the moment (if there are even any in existence), but I would like to see the percentage of out-of-copyright/free e-books vs. purchased e-books read, because I have a feeling people are going to be much happier (as usual) with the free option. Not that I have a problem with people reading classics, but I think publishers will hit a point (if they haven't already; I've done some reading about this but not much) where the e-book price is too high for most consumers to pay.<br /><br />I don't know how much print on demand has started to change the publishing industry, but once that really starts to take hold, it will solve problems like having to pulp whatever thousand copies of _Freedom_ because they sent the incorrect and error-filled files to the printer. (Provided someone catches the mistake in one of the first ten or twenty books printed, anyway.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10200909886241697367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124461767763964919.post-27180113710445272722011-02-21T16:54:51.626+00:002011-02-21T16:54:51.626+00:00Dead Tree ftw imo. So what if im eco unfriendly :P...Dead Tree ftw imo. So what if im eco unfriendly :P Nothing can beat the feel of a "real" book in your hand. But then again ebook readers are not all bad - I use a Sony PRS 600 myself btw, since taking enough books for a few months away from home is problematic ;)<br /><br />Unfortunetly i can also see paper books becoming some sort of luxury item with the current pro-green policies everywhere and those points you mentioned in your text make a compelling argument for any book enthusiast.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07296008268003727121noreply@blogger.com