tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post116121159454553835..comments2023-12-11T20:04:16.370-08:00Comments on Allie's Musings: E-Publishing vs. Traditional PrintAllie Bonifacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334745422433097012noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32906017.post-1161216496506046082006-10-18T17:08:00.000-07:002006-10-18T17:08:00.000-07:00Hey,I was just responding to this topic in the mar...Hey,<BR/><BR/>I was just responding to this topic in the marketing room at WVU.<BR/><BR/>I was wondering if libraries as well as bookstores, were the last holdouts and the things that have kept books from going the way of the music industry.<BR/><BR/>Touch--being able to hold and handle books coupled with the visual connection my brain has with the written word has, thus far, rendered me unable to read anything in book length electronically. Short stories...sure thing. Books...nope.<BR/><BR/>I'm waiting for the affordable, book-size, e-reader and as long as the downloadable books are affordable, I'm willing to bow to technology.<BR/><BR/>After all, I remember a time when there were 45's and no diet soda. Gasp! One has to evolve or become a fossil resisting change just because change is out of one's comfort zone.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, libraries without tons of books will represent a major shift in civilization and I do wonder what we'll lose and if we can know before the fact and still make the choice to go digital. <BR/><BR/>It's a little scary to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com