http://www.warrenadler.com/when-will-the-e-book-tipping-point-arrive.shtml The Official Website Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:04:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.warrenadler.com/when-will-the-e-book-tipping-point-arrive.shtml/comment-page-1#comment-4558 Wayne Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:41:33 +0000 http://www.warrenadler.com/?p=588#comment-4558 Daniel, Your objection, indeed, your only objection to ebooks is a sentiment. The book, if it is doing its job, lives in your imagination. I was forcibly reminded of this the evening of July 4th, 2005. That evening my home burned along with all my possessions and those of my family. Nowadays, I 'fondly hold' no object in my hands that isn't circa 2005 to present. I surprised myself by actively embracing the future. We no longer buy CDs, DVDs, or recording media of any kind. All of our cameras are of the filmless, digital variety, and although we do still buy books, all six of us have more often than not, been purchasing our books through the Kindle Store at amazon.com and reading them on our iPhones. Old books will continue to arouse sentimental feelings for a while longer than old vinyl records, 8-track tapes and CDs, simply because books have been with us for a while longer. I can imagine a future where all books are read as digital media, but a few books are printed as collectible "First Editions", or for wealthy people that still want to read a printed book. The print runs will be short and therefore the per book price will be high, but I suppose there will be a small, but determined market. Once you let go of the sentiment, you realize it's all just stuff. the magic is truly in your head. Daniel,
Your objection, indeed, your only objection to ebooks is a sentiment. The book, if it is doing its job, lives in your imagination. I was forcibly reminded of this the evening of July 4th, 2005. That evening my home burned along with all my possessions and those of my family. Nowadays, I ‘fondly hold’ no object in my hands that isn’t circa 2005 to present. I surprised myself by actively embracing the future. We no longer buy CDs, DVDs, or recording media of any kind. All of our cameras are of the filmless, digital variety, and although we do still buy books, all six of us have more often than not, been purchasing our books through the Kindle Store at amazon.com and reading them on our iPhones. Old books will continue to arouse sentimental feelings for a while longer than old vinyl records, 8-track tapes and CDs, simply because books have been with us for a while longer. I can imagine a future where all books are read as digital media, but a few books are printed as collectible “First Editions”, or for wealthy people that still want to read a printed book. The print runs will be short and therefore the per book price will be high, but I suppose there will be a small, but determined market. Once you let go of the sentiment, you realize it’s all just stuff. the magic is truly in your head.

]]> http://www.warrenadler.com/when-will-the-e-book-tipping-point-arrive.shtml/comment-page-1#comment-4494 Daniel Davis Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:35:03 +0000 http://www.warrenadler.com/?p=588#comment-4494 Interesting, well written article. I've always wondered though- will the rise of ebooks be the death of the things I love most about books? The ability to curl up beside warm firelight, the smell of a book as its being opened... the feel of the well-worn pages of a novel read so many times that one has practically memorized the words... Mr. Adler, the ability of ebooks to enter the marketplace has been a wonderful thing in many ways, certainly. But in a hundred years, where will these books be? Will their Lithium-Ion batteries and E-Ink screens still be as visible as today? I say this as I fondly hold in my hand positively antique books- my first edition Bambi, my copy of Kim, one of my volumes of Dickens, and I ponder to myself- what would have become of these books if they had been on mediums to prone to casual deletion so long ago? Would I still be able to carefully pore through them? As we, the writers of the world, embrace these new technologies, perhaps it might be wise to ponder for a moment the long term repercussions of abandoning the paper medium that has served us all so well for so long. Interesting, well written article. I’ve always wondered though- will the rise of ebooks be the death of the things I love most about books? The ability to curl up beside warm firelight, the smell of a book as its being opened… the feel of the well-worn pages of a novel read so many times that one has practically memorized the words…
Mr. Adler, the ability of ebooks to enter the marketplace has been a wonderful thing in many ways, certainly. But in a hundred years, where will these books be? Will their Lithium-Ion batteries and E-Ink screens still be as visible as today? I say this as I fondly hold in my hand positively antique books- my first edition Bambi, my copy of Kim, one of my volumes of Dickens, and I ponder to myself- what would have become of these books if they had been on mediums to prone to casual deletion so long ago?
Would I still be able to carefully pore through them?
As we, the writers of the world, embrace these new technologies, perhaps it might be wise to ponder for a moment the long term repercussions of abandoning the paper medium that has served us all so well for so long.

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