tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19248311.post8016013734217143227..comments2023-05-30T15:51:50.563+01:00Comments on Exact Editions: Nostalgia for BooksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19248311.post-65860062762139966682009-04-03T17:04:00.000+01:002009-04-03T17:04:00.000+01:00Mary -- I think that mobiles are already becoming ...Mary -- I think that mobiles are already becoming very pervasive in the developing world and they will have a hugely positive impact on literacy there. Cell phones are everywhere in Africa. Books are scarce. Digital books will be cheaper because of competition and the low cost of delivery. Once consumers have a colour screen...the marginal cost of buying a cheap digital service is not high. The cost of supplying it is very low. So profit and pleasure.Adam Hodgkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855740291868776584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19248311.post-29700404344964632042009-04-03T16:40:00.000+01:002009-04-03T16:40:00.000+01:00You say "Bedtime stories in many households will b...You say "Bedtime stories in many households will be coming from mobile devices, of course with colour screens, in three or four years time. In three or four years time many households that cannot afford colour books will have mobiles with colour screens." <BR/><BR/>Why is it that you think fancy electronics will be more affordable than printed books?Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19248311.post-88113696366937273852009-04-03T13:50:00.000+01:002009-04-03T13:50:00.000+01:00The problem with that statement is that preference...The problem with that statement is that preference for print is NOT nostalgia. <BR/><BR/>As a former librarian managing digital technology I used to say the same thing...about people born in 1985...then people born in 1990...then people born in 1995...then 2005...well, we're still not there yet, so now it's 2010....and yet, I still meet kids born in 1995 who love both their techy gadgets & print books. <BR/><BR/>I've not seen Darnton's presentation and I highly respect him. Of course, the future of the print book and the future of libraries are separate topics. <BR/><BR/>Generally, though, I will agree that only a minority in the future will be interested in print books. Of course, only a minority of people NOW are interested in print books and that also was true 25 years ago. But it's not nostalgia. It's just a preference.Jeffhttp://sorodesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19248311.post-59751563643241279262009-04-03T12:52:00.000+01:002009-04-03T12:52:00.000+01:00There will also be some nostalgia about 'primitive...There will also be some nostalgia about 'primitive' digital technology: <BR/><BR/>As the old guy I'm, I'd love to be able to get a working copy of quite a few Expanded Books from The Voyager Company (Attn Bob Stein: any chance to get a new enhanced release of Macbeth? I Photograph to Remember? ...)<BR/><BR/>Digital libraries/archives/media centers will have to manage access to obsolete technology as well as to 'old' '''content'''.aphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12104632463966920465noreply@blogger.com