I’ve been going to a lot of book forums lately, to swap book recommendations & thoughts. Places like Myspace & You Tube are so community based & it’s really nice to find book specific sites with communities, like this. I’ve found more & more renowned places like Penguin, doing blogs (like the one here http://www.thepenguinblog.typepad.com/), forums & even podcasts at & I personally feel this is a great way for books & publishers to embrace the “digital age”.
What are everybody’s thoughts on this? How can we get more people enjoying books when they have the Internet to compete with?
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One hombre on this site, Whidden, said something to me that I've always thought was true: I don't remember what that was, but it was something about books being better.
Honestly, the pages smell great, the feel of a book in your hand is fantastic, sliding the corners of the pages through your finger when you turn the page... oh yeah!
You tube I may use as a substitute for TV, but nothing can replace the book.
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
I know what you mean about YouTube. More & mor I've found myself sitting down with friends to watch the latest something or other on it instead of TV or a film!
Blogs like this Pengion one http://www.thepenguinblog.typepad.com/ aren't really supposed to replace books though, I think they're just the publishers tool of information about upcoming stuff. And at the moment podcasts are just book extracts - more like film trailers - to get people interested. Surely anything to get more people reading is a positive thing?
I looked at the link. has anybody else been reading this..its very good. Would anyone be interested in setting up a discussion group for this book?
ill start up a thread if anyone is interested...
08-23-2006 11:19 AM
