tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post805317583843157402..comments2024-02-17T09:53:06.168+00:00Comments on Notes from the Slushpile: Why Age Will Never Wither Nor Custom Stale a Book's Infinite VarietyCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-61394294799021741322008-10-29T07:57:34.705+00:002008-10-29T07:57:34.705+00:00The age of the mp3 hasn't really finished off ...The age of the mp3 hasn't really finished off vinyl records. It's still going strong, even if just for specialist music buffs or DJs.<br>I guess everything has its place, or will find its place. <br><br>You could say that those beautiful illuminated texts would be for specialist readers' collections, and therefore will always have a place, even if its a limited one, like vinyl...<br><br>I don't see there's any reason why technology will put an end to the paper-based book, it'll just provide another format for words.<br><br>Those Fascimile Editions do look brilliant!alex milwayhttp://www.themousehunter.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-13513128699295286312008-10-29T13:11:18.456+00:002008-10-29T13:11:18.456+00:00Ah but perhaps the very reason these books are so ...Ah but perhaps the very reason these books are so precious is because we no longer "have" them. We take for granted the things we do have and treasure that which we no longer have. I think that books will always have a place, somewhere, but how stories are told, well, that will change and change and then change some more.Nicky S (Absolute Vanilla)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-76776934686130353502008-10-29T14:55:57.547+00:002008-10-29T14:55:57.547+00:00all good points.i guess the tension is between obj...all good points.<br><br>i guess the tension is between object vs content ... is it the music or the lovely vinyl LP? is it the story or the tactile pages of a book? is it the message or the medium?<br><br>and i think the answer is somewhere in between yes and no. even as ipods and ereaders give us access to more content than would have been possible if we had to stock books and records on shelves, the objects that bring us the content have their own charms.<br><br>and some of these objects that deserve to be prized and kept forever. <br><br>i for one can't wait for the kindle to arrive in the UK but my shelves are bursting with books that i can bear to part with.Candy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007409312955086752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-10505126849439074622008-10-29T15:24:07.784+00:002008-10-29T15:24:07.784+00:00My best friend, who is a voracious reader is utter...My best friend, who is a voracious reader is utterly in love with her Amazon Kindle. She announced to me a couple of months ago that she never wants to buy another paper book. She's always hated hardbacks anyway because they interfere with getting to the words. She reads as a reader. For her the age of the e-book is a godsend.<br><br>Me? Not so much. I am more of a holistic reader. The content is of course the most important thing but I enjoy the feel, look and smell of a good book. I enjoy having them around me. I think that shelves and bedside tables look lonely if they are not smothered in books. For me they are objects of beauty in themselves. <br><br>I imagine that there will always be people like me who will buy an e-book and if they love it they will want to own the hard-copy. Perhaps the e-book will replace the paperback and printed copies will be collectors items. <br><br>Of course I am a product of a generation of book buyers - will the next generation feel so sentimentally I wonder?JaneyVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04951739945670483199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-35760460778139178442008-10-29T16:23:36.253+00:002008-10-29T16:23:36.253+00:00apologies for terrible typos in my previous messag...apologies for terrible typos in my previous message ... that sentence should have read: "i for one can't wait for the kindle to arrive in the UK but my shelves are bursting with books that i CAN'T bear to part with."Candy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007409312955086752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-49060154361528414032008-10-30T09:56:47.382+00:002008-10-30T09:56:47.382+00:00I suppose there'll be a place for books as lon...I suppose there'll be a place for books as long as people are worried about getting mugged for their e-reader on the train or bus. New technology doesn't always mean an increase in quality though. I know music buffs who will tell you that high quality vinyl records beat CDs and digital for sound reproduction hands down, and who wants to watch Sponge Bob all day? hmmmm.Jon Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04299901366453310075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-82235735913326656692008-10-31T19:03:20.263+00:002008-10-31T19:03:20.263+00:00Ugh! No e-books! I love my paper-bound comfort-bla...Ugh! No e-books! I love my paper-bound comfort-blankets... Love the smell, the feel, the crinkle of a library-plastic-covering... And wow, those are beautiful illustrations. : ) Hope you are well, and have a lovely weekend!Gottawrite Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00892132116819766032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-74440655612441480082008-11-01T18:47:06.285+00:002008-11-01T18:47:06.285+00:00Ooo, lovely! I remember Bryn Mawr College had a fa...Ooo, lovely! I remember Bryn Mawr College had a fascimile edition of the Book of Kells in their library, and I used to love going there to look at it. <br><br>I visited Trinity College in Dublin once to see it, and the experience wasn't half as good; I should've realised I'd only be able to view the one double-page spread that was open under the glass, but somehow I'd been expecting more. Facsimiles rock.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295089683247194788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-6813609195750922062008-11-03T08:59:16.579+00:002008-11-03T08:59:16.579+00:00I did my PhD on medieval manuscripts so thumbed th...I did my PhD on medieval manuscripts so thumbed through plenty (I think the librarians would have disapproved of face-rubbing, though). When the printing press arrived, the MS-illuminating scribes thought the press would kill off what they considered to be 'real' books. And they were right, to a degree, but it took hundreds of years to happen. In the meantime, the press created mainstream literacy - a good swap, I'd say.AnneRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02886295208140507100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-81784542194876952342008-11-03T10:30:40.883+00:002008-11-03T10:30:40.883+00:00I don't think electronic readers will spell th...I don't think electronic readers will spell the end of real books. And I won't stop buying them. But I lust after the Sony e-reader and will get one as soon as they sort out Mac compatibilty.<br><br>Wireless ordering from the Waterstone's site and no weight of books in my hoilday suitcases - bliss!Mary Hoffman's Newsletterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-36893701582162520402008-11-04T17:32:38.446+00:002008-11-04T17:32:38.446+00:00seriously, they were so lovely i wanted to rub my ...seriously, they were so lovely i wanted to rub my cheek against the pages. <br><br>mary, i came SO CLOSE to buying a sony e-reader the other day and then i checked the waterstone's site and discovered that none of the key books i wanted were listed! boo!Candy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007409312955086752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-82420511895361594252008-11-18T10:43:50.811+00:002008-11-18T10:43:50.811+00:00And will writers feel the same if all their words ...And will writers feel the same if all their words are just floating in the electronic ether? <br><br>Why not just set up your own website, charge a subscription and cut out the middle-man (i.e publisher?). I know that Stephen King tried this some years ago, maybe he was just a bit ahead of his time.<br><br>Maybe I became a writer because I'm a book lover. I struggle to thow any of my books away while I have dusty piles of cds, vinyl and tapes. There's a far far greater variety in the product (as a book) than there is with cds/records whatever which are all identical shape and format, not so beautiful in themselves. Books come in endless shapes sizes, paper weight and colour. What three year old will get a thrill opening a e-book compared to a pop-up or something by Jan Pienkowski?SarwatChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09577624202222845929noreply@blogger.com