not everything is duplicated, therefor how can print be replaced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nI find I use print and digital books in different ways.\u00a0 I used to keep list of books I wanted to read but didn’t have the time right now, you know, the ones libraries don’t reliably carry.\u00a0 Now I buy the e-book because, although it is a purchase, it seems like less of a commitment.\u00a0 It doesn’t take space in my home and when I am done with it, deleting it will feel a whole lot less of a waste than trying to donate a print copy in a responsible way.\u00a0 E-books equal easy to dispose equals somehow easier to buy.\u00a0 I buy print books when I know I will want to revisit the thing many many times, when I know I will want to lend it to a friend.\u00a0 A lot of my print collection is picture heavy, harkening back to a standard print pro.\u00a0 Increasingly my print collection houses several indie publications, not only rare for their small printing, but because the indie comic and zine making community is still very hands on.<\/p>\n
People who cultivate personal libraries will probably just add digital material to their print collecting.\u00a0 Libraries are a multimedia experience after all.\u00a0 People who bought the best seller, or the book their friend recommended, to read and then discard, or sit on an ignored shelf in the family room, will probably move their habits to digital if inclined in that direction.\u00a0 My point:\u00a0 there is no either or decision to be made, and each circumstance will be different for each consumer.\u00a0 If we’re talking about publishers making calls to best sell\/market their material, maybe format on demand will be the fashion, where the consumer can choose what format they would like at checkout.<\/p>\n
Finally, I buy print because when the big electromagnetic bombs go off and plunge our world back into the middle ages, I am going to have the most kickin’ access to entertainment all in my spare room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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