tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post227020907855101874..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: What Will Happen to Books?Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-47437140542813424162008-07-29T14:59:00.000-07:002008-07-29T14:59:00.000-07:00Yes, we can hide what we are reading in a Kindle. ...Yes, we can hide what we are reading in a Kindle. That can be a perk! Though I just read that a book read on the season premiere of Mad Men just went wild on amazon's list. So It's nice for a writer to have the basic reading exposure.<BR/><BR/>JessicaJessica Barksdale Inclanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786171108577156707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-83055612439362143612008-07-29T11:19:00.000-07:002008-07-29T11:19:00.000-07:00I am becoming more accustomed to ebooks... mainly ...I am becoming more accustomed to ebooks... mainly because I lack space, and people don't know what I am reading, as some covers can be quite osé!Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245892606482774038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-86623514916271197662008-07-28T15:15:00.000-07:002008-07-28T15:15:00.000-07:00Book covers are like art, really. I know many aut...Book covers are like art, really. I know many authors who frame them, especially when they can get their hands on the original artwork.<BR/><BR/>So I agree. I would miss them in my shelves: the color, the mass of them.<BR/><BR/>JessicaJessica Barksdale Inclanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786171108577156707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-2087164988217021152008-07-28T10:28:00.000-07:002008-07-28T10:28:00.000-07:00I really prefer holding a book. I enjoy the book ...I really prefer holding a book. I enjoy the book covers, too. I like to keep favorite books on my shelf to be re-read. I also enjoy collecting autographed books.cheryl chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09518179090170838046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-44572379286694823192008-07-27T18:51:00.000-07:002008-07-27T18:51:00.000-07:00Maybe we can have both, which would be nice and pr...Maybe we can have both, which would be nice and preferable and give a sense of rightness to all!<BR/><BR/>and somehow, we can figure out the publishing issues and make them more sensible.<BR/><BR/>JessicaJessica Barksdale Inclanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786171108577156707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-60423801490591231162008-07-27T16:09:00.001-07:002008-07-27T16:09:00.001-07:00I now prefer ebooks as I have some storage problem...I now prefer ebooks as I have some storage problems! However, I still love to feel the pages when I read,Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127290110025040083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-84710946699546431042008-07-27T16:09:00.000-07:002008-07-27T16:09:00.000-07:00I like to hold the paper book in my hand, but I al...I like to hold the paper book in my hand, but I also read ebooks.<BR/>As long as stories are written I will buy and read them, be they print or ebooks.Estellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199693275287344161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-2558105567235954462008-07-27T09:07:00.000-07:002008-07-27T09:07:00.000-07:00Lois--I am with you. I love books and I like the ...Lois--I am with you. I love books and I like the feel of them. But what I remember is that we haven'thad them around us for that long. I mean, you basic population of humans. And we've always been in the state of evolving in terms of how we have received our stories. I am sure books will be with us for a long time. But--to put it this way, all my romances from Reason to Believe have been Jessica Barksdale Inclanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786171108577156707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-90741289573698214152008-07-27T08:39:00.000-07:002008-07-27T08:39:00.000-07:00I have a son age 10 and a daughter age 6 and in 70...I have a son age 10 and a daughter age 6 and in 70 years, when they are little old people, how will this affect them? How will all the books I have already bought and will probably buy in the future change their quality of environment? Will all the paperback books that I have bought contribute towards such bad air quality that they will have problems breathing? Will all the effort that goes Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15981002889432336803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-68141796253311424672008-07-27T06:15:00.000-07:002008-07-27T06:15:00.000-07:00Well, when I think of it objectively, I guess ther...Well, when I think of it objectively, I guess there's no getting around the fact that at some point, most books (can't imagine it will be all, so I'm leaving the word most) will be electronic and not print. <BR/><BR/>But when I put my bias into it, I'm sure glad the time isn't here just yet. LOL I love the feel of a book, regardless of the fact that I can only fit one or maybe two in my purse, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com