*We* may not understand it - but the kids do. The kindle, iPad iBooks whatever
IS the way of the future. Hell, even I prefer looking at PDFs on my iPad now
(but not books...) my kids would read everything on screen however.
And, Dave, I too am baffled that you continue to buy cds. :)
Cheers,
Steve
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From: David Rachels <RachelsDA@comcast.net>
To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, 8 August, 2010 11:54:32 AM
Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: Dorchester goes digital and POD
Many teenagers I know, music fans all, are baffled by the fact that I continue
to by CDs.
David
On Aug 7, 2010, at 9:58 AM, hardcasecrime wrote:
> > Dorchester's choice to go all-digital, all-POD is probably
> > the harbinger of what we can expect to happen to the entire
> > publishing industry.
>
> I don't know -- that sounds a bit drastic to me. But who knows, you may be
>right. I like books. The physical objects. They mean something to me. But a
>previous generation probably really liked scrolls. They rolled up so neatly,
>y'know? And clay tablets surely had their fans.
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