12-23-2008, 10:41 PM | #1 |
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Books Online
Here's a question: will online books ever make a dent in the market?
From my experience, the answer is no. I have no interest in reading books online. It's the same with music online. I have no desire to "own" music that is stored on my computer and which I have to either burn to a disc or re-purchase if my computer ever failed me (and it has, twice). I like owning music physically. CDs. The same way with books. I like feeling the thickness, looking at the front and back covers. It helps to ensnare the reader, right? So, aside from printing off books or material from the internet, why would anyone want to read, say, War and Peace on their computer? In fact, I think the computer factor would diminish a person's desire to read a book of that length. And of course there's the problem that staring at a computer screen will give you a royal headache. Yet, I see Amazon.Com selling these eBooks or whatnot with the names of classics spread across them, so there must be a market for them right?
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