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We're still quite far from such a vision, thou...

2011-11-23T21:22:40.335-05:00

We're still quite far from such a vision, though. The way things are turning out, bookstores may well turn to selling precious paper book editions, and/or selling coffee, turning bookstores into quaint little community places.

It's really unclear how they'd survive in the digital future. But that, I suppose is what makes it all so exciting.

Thanks for the kind words, by the way, Dustin. It made me smile. :)

This can be both good and bad, depending on which ...

2011-11-15T23:48:46.269-05:00

This can be both good and bad, depending on which way you want to look at it. I do like the idea, especially the environmental benefits. However, from a hopeful published author's point of view, this is horrible. Self-publishing is becoming more and more popular, and with that comes more temptation to try it yourself. And everyone who has ever looked into getting their masterpiece published knows that self-publishing is an act of suicide if you ever do get published in the future (buy a professional company).

With these print-on-demand kiosks popping up everywhere, anyone will eventually be able to be printed from a book store. Not only does this make buying a book 'iffy' when it comes to quality books (as in professionally edited and written out of real talent), but it can also drown out the authors that worked their behinds off to get published in the first place.

But like I said, I'm not totally against it. There's a bunch of out-of-print books that I'd love to get my hands on. And these things could potentially save me from spending $400 on a hard-to-find book.

Personally, what I'm waiting for is the point ...

2011-09-23T12:17:28.417-04:00

Personally, what I'm waiting for is the point where Amazon (or somebody) creates machines that print and bind ebooks.