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In reply to the discussion: Tampa Bay Times Bill Maxwell laments "slow death of bookstores." I'm with him on that. [View all]joshcryer
(62,269 posts)28. Go with Good Reads or other basic reviewing services.
Yes a lot of it is crap. But the primary mover for good books has been reading groups, not publishers. Publishers have over time denied writers their ability to be heard. Jack London was denied 300 times.
The biggest shift that I see happening is that books won't be really known for their authors but rather for their editors or an author-editor combination. The publishing industry is dead though. Hopefully we'll be able to make an open source alternative to Amazon.
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Tampa Bay Times Bill Maxwell laments "slow death of bookstores." I'm with him on that. [View all]
madfloridian
Feb 2013
OP
that's like saying "I like buying and eating food but if grocery stores go away I'm cool with it."
TeamPooka
Feb 2013
#8
the end result is going to be a shakeout, with fewer corporations controlling more stuff.
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#16
I got a textbook on Kindle (for PC) and it required an internet connection to view.
joshcryer
Feb 2013
#69
I Was Raised in a Family of Readers Too. Still Love Having a Real Book to Read From
dballance
Feb 2013
#12
I feel the same. and i also feel uneasy because once most information is digital, it
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#13
small low-end businesses in general are dying. which means that that old low-end individuality
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#17
I'm conflicted on one hand I can grab my nook and my ADHD brain doesn't have to remember or forgot
trublu992
Feb 2013
#19
AND the publishers may never get around to those books, or unknown millions of others.
madfloridian
Feb 2013
#56
I love ereaders. Support your local Public Library! You can physically borrow dead tree books or
retread
Feb 2013
#37
The shock of being told by a used book seller that they did not want hardback books...
madfloridian
Feb 2013
#71
Here's one reason I'm sticking to paper books instead of switching to digital:
Louisiana1976
Feb 2013
#77
Precisely. The content is the main course, but as objects, books achieve perfection.
VOX
Feb 2013
#87
I still have most of my college literature textbooks. I keep the older stuff...
madfloridian
Feb 2013
#89