Do you think books will survive?

Lurker · 05.12.2010, 05:14 PM

In actual paper form that is. Or will they be replaced by those stupid piece of crap electronic readers that you see the occasional prick using on the Underground?

EDIT - I MEANT TO PUT 'NO' IN THE POLL. I'm an idiot.

EDIT - BEWARE, THE THREAD TITLE AND POLL QUESTION ARE DIFFERENT.

Pookie · 05.12.2010, 05:16 PM

I really think the book is one of those unwittingly perfect formats, a bit like the album or the feature film or the magazine, that will endure (as the album and feature film and magazine have) long after technology has rendered them archaic.

Lurker · 05.12.2010, 05:16 PM

Genteel Death · 05.12.2010, 05:48 PM

Yes. The majority of pricks who read on that ipad stuff are far more likely not to be avid readers anyway, and I can't see traditional readers ever disappearing. Plus the technology to replace books has been here for years now, but it never seems to replace the practicality and appeal that book have. Also, it's not like the majority of the population need to carry 10 or more books with them when they commute from one place to another.

Lurker · 05.12.2010, 05:56 PM

I just realise I put yes in the poll when I meant no. Stupid me.

I do think books will survive.

!@#$%! · 05.12.2010, 05:59 PM

lurker-- i see you're interested in scifi. question #4 could be a nice premise for a short story, but beware of similarities to farenheit 451. in a way, that guy made it impossible for everybody else to talk about books, with that story. i mean whatshisname-- the writer, not truffaut.

Lurker · 05.12.2010, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

lurker-- i see you're interested in scifi. question #4 could be a nice premise for a short story, but beware of similarities to farenheit 451. in a way, that guy made it impossible for everybody else to talk about books, with that story. i mean whatshisname-- the writer, not truffaut.

I don't read/watch much sci fi but I am interested in the future (same thing?) and how things will develop, technology etc. I haven't read Fahrenheit 451, I'll seek it out...some day...when I get round to it. But yeah thanks, maybe I'll write that story!

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 05.12.2010, 06:04 PM

Oh, shit. I meant to say "Yes, they will survive."

There's something romantic about reading books. Flipping page, after page, after page...

Lurker · 05.12.2010, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Eugene Felikson

Oh, shit. I meant to say "Yes, they will survive."

There's something romantic about reading books. Flipping page, after page, after page...

Sorry. You're another victim of my stupidity.

Yeah, definitely romantic. It's a personal thing, you can write your name, date in it. If it's a present you can write a message.

Dr. Eugene Felikson · 05.12.2010, 06:09 PM

It's cool. I've been victim to my own for quite some time now. Sometimes it's nice to change things up.

!@#$%! · 05.12.2010, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Lurker

I don't read/watch much sci fi but I am interested in the future (same thing?) and how things will develop, technology etc. I haven't read Fahrenheit 451, I'll seek it out...some day...when I get round to it. But yeah thanks, maybe I'll write that story!

strike while the iron is hot

space · 05.12.2010, 06:14 PM

no, how else can I read my baby to sleep? kindle? ipad? get fucked.

that said, paper books are already expensive. I try to buy used.

Better_Than_Deux · 05.12.2010, 06:15 PM

i love books. screens make my eyes hurt.

i love book stores too. going inside and reading for hours.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT WITH KINDLE.

fuck kindle.

Pookie · 05.12.2010, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by space

...read my baby to sleep?

Anyone else find it really sinister when he says this?

!@#$%! · 05.12.2010, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Pookie

Anyone else find it really sinister when he says this?

everyone. but don't tell him.

Pookie · 05.12.2010, 06:17 PM

I wonder how many babies he's "read to sleep"

.

Lurker · 05.12.2010, 06:19 PM

Thousands

!@#$%! · 05.12.2010, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Lurker

Thousands

is he a bishop???

space · 05.12.2010, 06:23 PM

it would take an entire chapter of Stephen Hawking to knock her out.

with William Gibson it's...3 pages....tops.

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Originally Posted by Pookie

Anyone else find it really sinister when he says this?

I drew a picture of her sleeping, with my left hand. does that count?

demonrail666 · 05.12.2010, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Pookie

I really think the book is one of those unwittingly perfect formats, a bit like the album or the feature film or the magazine, that will endure (as the album and feature film and magazine have) long after technology has rendered them archaic.

Good point, well made.

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05.12.2010, 05:14 PM	#1
Lurker invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: No. 10 Posts: 3,289	In actual paper form that is. Or will they be replaced by those stupid piece of crap electronic readers that you see the occasional prick using on the Underground? EDIT - I MEANT TO PUT 'NO' IN THE POLL. I'm an idiot. EDIT - BEWARE, THE THREAD TITLE AND POLL QUESTION ARE DIFFERENT.
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05.12.2010, 05:16 PM	#2
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	I really think the book is one of those unwittingly perfect formats, a bit like the album or the feature film or the magazine, that will endure (as the album and feature film and magazine have) long after technology has rendered them archaic.
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05.12.2010, 05:16 PM	#3
Lurker invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: No. 10 Posts: 3,289	Yes.
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05.12.2010, 05:56 PM	#5
Lurker invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: No. 10 Posts: 3,289	I just realise I put yes in the poll when I meant no. Stupid me. I do think books will survive.
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05.12.2010, 05:48 PM	#4
Genteel Death invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 8,744	Yes. The majority of pricks who read on that ipad stuff are far more likely not to be avid readers anyway, and I can't see traditional readers ever disappearing. Plus the technology to replace books has been here for years now, but it never seems to replace the practicality and appeal that book have. Also, it's not like the majority of the population need to carry 10 or more books with them when they commute from one place to another.
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05.12.2010, 05:59 PM	#6
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,457	lurker-- i see you're interested in scifi. question #4 could be a nice premise for a short story, but beware of similarities to farenheit 451. in a way, that guy made it impossible for everybody else to talk about books, with that story. i mean whatshisname-- the writer, not truffaut.
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05.12.2010, 06:04 PM	#8
Dr. Eugene Felikson invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,570	Oh, shit. I meant to say "Yes, they will survive." There's something romantic about reading books. Flipping page, after page, after page...
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05.12.2010, 06:09 PM	#10
Dr. Eugene Felikson invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,570	It's cool. I've been victim to my own for quite some time now. Sometimes it's nice to change things up.
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05.12.2010, 06:14 PM	#12
space expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,553	no, how else can I read my baby to sleep? kindle? ipad? get fucked. that said, paper books are already expensive. I try to buy used.
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05.12.2010, 06:15 PM	#13
Better_Than_Deux children of satan Join Date: May 2009 Location: minnesota Posts: 325	i love books. screens make my eyes hurt. i love book stores too. going inside and reading for hours. YOU CAN'T DO THAT WITH KINDLE. fuck kindle. __________________
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05.12.2010, 06:17 PM	#16
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	I wonder how many babies he's "read to sleep".
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05.12.2010, 06:19 PM	#17
Lurker invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: No. 10 Posts: 3,289	Thousands
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