tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044826704035279962.post7553015797814493094..comments2024-03-28T17:16:25.333-04:00Comments on Mad Padre: Toe Still in the Water on EBooksMad Padrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044826704035279962.post-50243622884564749202009-12-01T21:10:58.460-05:002009-12-01T21:10:58.460-05:00Thanks for comments, you guys. I don't have a...Thanks for comments, you guys. I don't have an iphone yet so that isn't a platform choice for me. <br />I'm not convince that I need another gadget and I wonder how many ebooks I'd need to read in order to justify the price of whatever gadget I'd acquire.<br />There has been some talk of ebooks making their way into lending libraries, and that will be the real incentive, I think, especially if they can make them available to people in rural areas served by smaller libraries like myself.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044826704035279962.post-78674418939050654972009-11-27T13:22:06.051-05:002009-11-27T13:22:06.051-05:00Yeah B, some day all the media and content we cons...Yeah B, some day all the media and content we consume probably will be digital- I'm already looking that in the eye in my other hobby (gaming). <br /><br />I don't understand your question. Do you mean the piece of tech, or the book that you've downloaded? I'm presuming you mean your copy of your e-book, and I suspect not- I can't sell or re-gift my e-copies of games on PSN or MP3's on iTunes, and I don't see why ebook distributors would permit it. I suspect that after print goes obsolete, we won't be able to buy second hand copies of books anymore (except for what's already out there in print). Again, as long as brick and mortar stores are selling hard copies of books, I don't think digital distributors can cut us a deal because there isn't a tangible product to buy.J Goreham-Penneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948591681078814457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044826704035279962.post-59845977976611078062009-11-27T11:21:15.614-05:002009-11-27T11:21:15.614-05:00With eBooks, what happens to used books? Can I se...With eBooks, what happens to used books? Can I sell you my copy of an eBook or lend it to you?<br /><br />When a book is printed, the majority of the cost of the book is the printing. An eBook does not have that cost, but the sale price is still roughly the same as the store price for a hard copy.<br /><br />I expect that all your major handheld electronic to be in one unit in the future - phone, MP3 player, eBook reader, and gaming device. The company that can do all of that for a reasonable price will take the market. The iPhone, and some other smart phones, are getting close.Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951619465188564252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044826704035279962.post-66601934297027658582009-11-27T06:40:13.312-05:002009-11-27T06:40:13.312-05:00Bernard, I do a lot of gaming and gaming struggles...Bernard, I do a lot of gaming and gaming struggles with digital media in the same way- people who bought a PSP Go, which is the new Sony handheld gaming device that only plays digitally downloaded games, are furious they pay full retail for the same product (new games) as gamers with the older tech who have to go to a store and buy it. What it comes down to (in gaming, anyway- I don't know a lot about the book industry) is that if publishers are cutting consumers downloading the digital copy a break, then that cheeses off retailers. Why would anybody go to the store and buy a (book, game, movie) when you can download the same thing cheaper, after all? *obligatory "e-books are killing local book sellers" rant goes here, lol* <br /><br />I'm not interested in any e-readers at this time. I'm all butterfingers with tech. If I drop my copy of my book in the tub while I'm reading, that would suck, but if I dropped my Kindle in the bathtub, that's a lot more money down the drain! When the tech is more readily available and less expensive, then I'll be interested.J Goreham-Penneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948591681078814457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044826704035279962.post-54708189199399304942009-11-26T17:40:01.620-05:002009-11-26T17:40:01.620-05:00I read my first full book on an eReader type of th...I read my first full book on an eReader type of think, my iPhone. It was Red Mars. I had read the book before.<br /><br />There were many features I liked about it - it kept my place, no light was needed on in the bed, it was always with me.<br /><br />What I do not like is the cost of the eBooks. Free great, a low price, sure, but not something close to what I would pay for a new book. I would be willing to pay a few dollars per book.<br /><br />I also would like it if I could get the eBooks from the library.<br /><br />The iPhone works for me because I already have one. I can not see getting a Kindle because it would one more thing to carry around with. My iPhone finally put all the electronic gadgets in my pocket into one item.Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951619465188564252noreply@blogger.com