tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post5377127703391417424..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: Pig-headedness, not Piracy, Killed Recorded MusicGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-76877390490135374422011-04-02T16:14:28.762+00:002011-04-02T16:14:28.762+00:00@MadHatter: sure, but I think that bookstores will...@MadHatter: sure, but I think that bookstores will take on a new role centred around the analogue aspect of books - not just the smell and feel, but also the author.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-66627622095006356682011-04-02T14:10:37.030+00:002011-04-02T14:10:37.030+00:00Lazzarus and Glyn,
I said Book Stores, not Books....Lazzarus and Glyn,<br /><br />I said Book Stores, not Books. There is a difference.<br /><br />WayneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354974465136846413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-42725097342017430922011-04-02T08:01:38.012+00:002011-04-02T08:01:38.012+00:00@Lazzarus: that's it, exactly. Digital artefa...@Lazzarus: that's it, exactly. Digital artefacts can drive the sale of analogue ones - which, as you rightly note, have properties that make them quite different. <br /><br />We will consume much information in digital format - it's much more efficient; but still buy beautiful books as artefacts to enjoy for themselves.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-90044966099465361352011-04-02T00:54:56.301+00:002011-04-02T00:54:56.301+00:00Good post! I guess both digital files and printed ...Good post! I guess both digital files and printed versions will coexist. Ebooks and mp3 music are great, but there's something they miss: you can't smell, you can't touch. I have lots of digital files, but when I'm in a bookshop or CD store, and I come up with a beautiful printed version of my favorite author... I wanna have it anyway. It's more like a piece of furniture or a piece of art...Lazzarushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682176184060580976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-84695799538357125092011-03-29T08:23:37.453+00:002011-03-29T08:23:37.453+00:00@The Mad Hatter: books can't compete in terms ...@The Mad Hatter: books can't compete in terms of conveying raw information, but I think they will survive as desirable objects - that is, as analogue artefacts, not digital containers.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-38019141069724674912011-03-28T22:19:12.817+00:002011-03-28T22:19:12.817+00:00OK Glynn, let's take a look at a slightly diff...OK Glynn, let's take a look at a slightly different situation. Books. As you know I'm a futurist of sorts. I make all sorts of weird and crazy predictions because, well, that's what futurists do. We look at trends, add the numbers, and see where they lead us.<br /><br />My latest is that brick and mortar book stores will be extinct within 5-10 years, along with traditional publishers, and that everyone would move to self publishing.<br /><br />This has disturbed a lot of people. One relatively well known fantasy author told me that she'd stop writing except for herself and her friends if this happened. A couple of other writers who I showed the numbers to went 'hum' and started writing new books on the spot. The people in the Balanced Copyright Facebook Group told me I'm crazy.<br /><br />But. When I add the numbers, it makes sense.<br /><br />You know I'd never bought an ebook before the start of March? I now own 30 of them, and they weigh a combined 1.5 pounds. I didn't have to leave my chair to order them, and can carry my entire collection everywhere I go.<br /><br />Physical books just can't compete. And the payback from self publishing, which can be as high as 70%, is a lot better than the usual 5% you get from a traditional publisher.<br /><br />WayneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354974465136846413noreply@blogger.com