Comments on: The Value of Books http://trueslant.com/kylebrady/2009/12/30/the-value-of-books/ where technology, entertainment, and the future meet Sat, 05 Mar 2011 04:46:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Latest books news – read_warbler: Books for 2009 http://trueslant.com/kylebrady/2009/12/30/the-value-of-books/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Latest books news – read_warbler: Books for 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:34:50 +0000 http://trueslant.com/kylebrady/?p=73#comment-23 [...] The Value of Books – Kyle Brady – Technotainment Revelations … [...] [...] The Value of Books – Kyle Brady – Technotainment Revelations … [...]

]]> By: Kyle Brady http://trueslant.com/kylebrady/2009/12/30/the-value-of-books/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Kyle Brady Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:10:54 +0000 http://trueslant.com/kylebrady/?p=73#comment-22 uriahz, I don't disagree with you - I think they are charging more, just because they can. But I think the "you don't even have A BOOK" is a bit of the old-world thinking that's going to ensure that books will be around through at least 2050. My point here was that books, in any format, are high-value, low-cost entertainment with an educational tinge, and that people should be a little more understanding of the market while people Amazon convince/force/coerce publishers to have appropriate pricing strategies. --Kyle uriahz,

I don’t disagree with you – I think they are charging more, just because they can. But I think the “you don’t even have A BOOK” is a bit of the old-world thinking that’s going to ensure that books will be around through at least 2050.

My point here was that books, in any format, are high-value, low-cost entertainment with an educational tinge, and that people should be a little more understanding of the market while people Amazon convince/force/coerce publishers to have appropriate pricing strategies.

–Kyle

]]> By: uriahz http://trueslant.com/kylebrady/2009/12/30/the-value-of-books/comment-page-1/#comment-21 uriahz Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:04:57 +0000 http://trueslant.com/kylebrady/?p=73#comment-21 See, that's just it. You pay more for an ebook, yet you don't actually have A BOOK. That's after shelling out all kinds of money for a reader. The point is not that it's only a few cents more per hour of enjoyment. The point is that publishers are obviously screwing you over because they think they can. I'll take the library instead, thanks. Or the internet, which is chock full of good stuff to read for free. See, that’s just it. You pay more for an ebook, yet you don’t actually have A BOOK. That’s after shelling out all kinds of money for a reader.

The point is not that it’s only a few cents more per hour of enjoyment. The point is that publishers are obviously screwing you over because they think they can. I’ll take the library instead, thanks. Or the internet, which is chock full of good stuff to read for free.

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]]> By: Kyle Brady: Blog - “The Value of Books” http://trueslant.com/kylebrady/2009/12/30/the-value-of-books/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Kyle Brady: Blog - “The Value of Books” Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:12:21 +0000 http://trueslant.com/kylebrady/?p=73#comment-19 [...] piece adheres to the Code of Ethics subscribe to Self posts:  rss - email New column at Technotainment Revelations on True/Slant: With the new Christmas Day record for e-book sales, a question will inevitably rise over the next [...] [...] piece adheres to the Code of Ethics subscribe to Self posts:  rss – email New column at Technotainment Revelations on True/Slant: With the new Christmas Day record for e-book sales, a question will inevitably rise over the next [...]

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