tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post5945140284238985952..comments2024-02-16T14:10:12.166+08:00Comments on Bibliophile Stalker: Feature: How the eBook Industry Isn't like the Music IndustryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-10483134383419146632009-06-24T21:14:54.654+08:002009-06-24T21:14:54.654+08:00Good points. I thing the big things still holding ...Good points. I thing the big things still holding back ebooks are the format and drm issues. We really, really need a standard format to emerge. If you know where to look, you can find ways to convert just about any format to one readable on your device of choice (iphone kindle/stanza for me). But still, its a hassle to need multiple ereader programs to handle all the different ebook formats. I would really like to replace my paperback purchases with ebooks (though I would continue to purchase hardcovers).Jeff Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865412847796927368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-36885446673585294942009-06-24T09:33:39.347+08:002009-06-24T09:33:39.347+08:00I'll have to step in and say that I disagree o...I'll have to step in and say that I disagree on the first point. I'm probably an anomaly, but I prefer paperbacks (because they're easy to carry everywhere) and I reread books constantly.<br /><br />Sometimes they aren't even the best books, but I'd rather read than watch TV. I have books scattered across the house, in the car, in my purse, at the park, at the doctor's office, in the traffic that's not moving...<br /><br />I went through my collection and about 30% of the books I own are second or third copies. A few are fifth or sixth copies I've owned (sometimes because the original copies wandered off with friends), and a handful are on copy seven or more. <br /><br />With Tolkien and Shakespeare I have multiple extant copies because I receive them as gifts. I try to keep one copy pristine and the rest are well used. <br /><br />*shrugs* It happens. I know not everyone reads like I do, so your argument is valid. It's just that there are outliers out there. And I'm one of them. <br /><br />The rest of your article I agree with. For format, I'd rather take a $7 book somewhere and risk it getting lost than a $200 e-reader. I prefer reading pages to screens.Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-51201656402230790302009-06-24T08:41:39.694+08:002009-06-24T08:41:39.694+08:00@Memory if you get a PDF of GUD through us, there ...@Memory if you get a PDF of GUD through us, there are no technical limitations on you sharing it... plus we give you one free "send a PDF to a friend" as well. ;) <br /><br />But ... yes. Shareability is a very good point. It's almost absurd how much harder it is to share a good ebook than it is to share a good book, because of DRM, etc.kaolin firehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03189379933688231445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-35209284133343935422009-06-24T08:34:41.709+08:002009-06-24T08:34:41.709+08:00I think you've made some excellent points. Re...I think you've made some excellent points. Replayability is the biggest issue from where I stand. Even if I don't instantly love a song, I'm likely to listen to it anywhere from ten times to two dozen before I decide it's not for me. I feel like I've gotten my money's worth, even if I never listen to it again. I reread books far less often, and I don't reread them at all if they didn't engage me the first time through. I wouldn't feel like I'd gotten my money's worth out of an e-book I didn't intend to reread, and I'd have no way to legally pass it along to someone who might enjoy it more.Memoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922151273874989122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-4484090189918010312009-06-24T06:24:33.400+08:002009-06-24T06:24:33.400+08:00@LianaBrooks mentions she's reread favorite bo...@LianaBrooks mentions she's reread favorite books to the point where she's on copy 5 or 6 in as many years.<br /><br />And another difference, I think--active/passive experience.<br /><br />While many people experience music in an active manner, it's far more the norm to just have it playing while you _do something else_. That makes it much more pervasive/ubiquitous.<br /><br />Reading tends to be done to the exclusion of everything else (except, perhaps, listening to music in the background ;) ).<br /><br />I know, I know, where was this idea when you were fishing for them a few days ago? ;)kaolin firehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03189379933688231445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-20377336883278509032009-06-24T06:04:12.946+08:002009-06-24T06:04:12.946+08:00True, they're more of a tangent to the questio...True, they're more of a tangent to the question. They're more like getting to build your own mix tape--but if you look at micro-transactions at a lower sampling rate, they're also kind of like building your own mix tape, one song at a time. ;)kaolin firehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03189379933688231445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-55145940833899804202009-06-24T05:49:46.342+08:002009-06-24T05:49:46.342+08:00The thing with Anthology Builder is that it's ...The thing with Anthology Builder is that it's not really a microtransaction for me. You're still paying for the entire book, you just get to re-mix which stories you get (and that's not to downplay the brilliance of Anthology Builder).Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773038335190893557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-92225551379621380162009-06-24T05:45:32.157+08:002009-06-24T05:45:32.157+08:00*nod* just had to get the plug in ;)
Actually won...*nod* just had to get the plug in ;)<br /><br />Actually wonder how <a href="http://anthologybuilder.com/welcome.php" rel="nofollow">Anthology Builder</a> is doing these days, too. I haven't heard much about them, but then I haven't been on LJ in six months. I need to get back there =/<br /><br />And wonder what other exceptions are out there. :)kaolin firehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03189379933688231445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-20249301174082420672009-06-24T05:34:20.980+08:002009-06-24T05:34:20.980+08:00You're the exception rather than the rule. =)You're the exception rather than the rule. =)Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773038335190893557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8903848080840259127.post-2241465028648025362009-06-24T05:29:18.833+08:002009-06-24T05:29:18.833+08:00GUD's had limited success with its micro-trans...<a href="http://www.gudmagazine.com/" title="GUD Magazine" rel="nofollow">GUD</a>'s had limited success with its micro-transactions option. Either people don't notice, we don't have the right price-point, or people would rather just have the whole mag if they're going to get anything. We'd love to get a superstar story or two, though.<br /><br />That's another difference, perhaps--short stories don't get incredible amounts of radio time. ;)kaolin firehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03189379933688231445noreply@blogger.com