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foreignfilmfreak
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It's putting stores out of business? D:
We have eReaders here, and I own one, but most of us still go out and buy actual books. I like my eReader, but I often get easily distracted by it.
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04.11.2011, 12:27 PM |
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husky51
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04.11.2011, 09:36 PM |
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Calforsale
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Loads of bookshops including the big chains have been closing down everywhere. Especially Borders, most of the borders shops have closed down - the one in my city hasn't however.
I don't actually think it is because of ebooks, like ebooks probably will take over one day like books took over scrolls. ebooks can carry multiple books in one electronic device and you don't need to produce paper and stuff. But i love real books more, i stare at a screen too much already.
But anyway, what i've hear is it's mainly online book stores (which sell for a much smaller price compared to normal books stores) which are making book shops go out of buisness.
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04.13.2011, 03:44 AM |
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Kazegami
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I'm not too bothered about it. I've used a Kindle and they're great, really great. Personally I'd prefer one to a book.
As Husky says, it won't be the sole reason anyhow. Business will be bad right now anyway. A lot of business are closing down, not just bookstores.
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arren18
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I still prefer real books, but I have nothing against the Kindle and other ebooks. It is extremely popular, so I believe that it's definitely part of why bookshops are suffering, but there are many reasons. My main concern about this is that with fewer bookshops it might make physical books harder to get, and that could then make the situation even worse for shops.
Will ebooks replace real books? Perhaps. I don't think it'll happen in our generation, and probably not the next either. If it does happen, it'll be a long time from now, when physical books have truly become obsolete.
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04.13.2011, 09:34 AM |
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Roarkiller
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Bookstores flourished in the past because people actually read.
Kids now are seen with psp or iphones instead.
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04.14.2011, 07:29 AM |
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Mush
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I so badly want to pick up a book and read it through to the end. But I haven't done that for at least half a year.
I'm not opposed to e-books and the kindle, although I've yet to read anything on one. But I don't like the restrictiveness with which publishers are handling digital formats. I don't want to rent or license books. I want to borrow, own, re-read, and share them.
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04.14.2011, 04:07 PM |
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fenkashi
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quote: Originally posted by Mushka
I don't want to rent or license books. I want to borrow, own, re-read, and share them.
This is why I don't like e-books. They kind of take away a bit of the experience.
It's sad because I put hold on some books at the library...and then they came in and I didn't even have time to pick them up.
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