These are all the responses I've recieved from people after watching my 1 minute "Introduction" video.
The questions attached in the description were:
What does...
The future of books looks like for you?
If you think the Kindle could affect the book industry?
How it might affect you?
If you think the Kindle could affect the book industry?
How it might affect you?
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Tom Woodland I love proper books. Theres an argument that the kindle is less wasteful in terms of paper usage. and that might be right, but then again built in faults in electronic equipment that makes them redundant within 24 months might mean that books are actually more durable... thats my only issue anyway. As a craft I love bookmaking but i'm not opposed to reading stuff on screen ive got a sherlock holmes library on my phone that i'm making my way through.
Vicky Kortekaas
I love reading books and have my own little library at home but I also think there is a future in kindle I was very dubious at first about them but after having seen one I have changed my opinion, the fact that the text can be in any size w...ould and does make them useful for anyone who can't read normal size text and would make them good learning implements. I don't however think they will replace the book. People just love the book too much and there are certain books that would not translate very well to a kindle, such as art books and children books. There is something warm about a paper book and as far as the environmental factor ,, trees can be regrown the e waste that would come from a kindle probably will be around for years to come. The video is really good, love the sound track, the text is a bit unreadable at times. hope this helps :)
Nik Lahey-James
I don't tend to read a lot of books, or any, but the ones i do tend to look at or take interest in are arty/picture books. so I'm not sure how much impact the kindle would have on me personally. I tend to use books for a more visual influen...ce than anything. Overall i think the kindle could effect the book industry quite badly but I'm not too sure how long it would take for that to be obvious. Even if its not just the kindle but it could be another (or many together) devices of technology that bring the book industry down, apple will probably bring out a better version of the ipad that will be 'better' then the kindle.
Jen Hill
I'm really sad that the kindle has come about because I absolutely love reading actual books. Especially ones you get from charity shops that are really old. That is definitely something the kindle will never be able to compare to. The futu...re of books for myself though will avoid the kindle for as long as possible, but I hate to say that inevitably the kindle will replace paper books completely, and to buy new books will only be possible in a digital form.
That in turn will affect the industry massively and its quite a shame as people have spend a great deal of time mastering the art of book binding and that faces the danger of becoming obsolete!
Like I said, I'm not going to let it affect me for as long as possible. I would house all the book in the world in one huge Beauty and the Beast style library if I would, complete with a ladder on wheels to reach the high ones. But I think the kindle will make that dream much less of a reality :(
That in turn will affect the industry massively and its quite a shame as people have spend a great deal of time mastering the art of book binding and that faces the danger of becoming obsolete!
Like I said, I'm not going to let it affect me for as long as possible. I would house all the book in the world in one huge Beauty and the Beast style library if I would, complete with a ladder on wheels to reach the high ones. But I think the kindle will make that dream much less of a reality :(
Katie Payne
i think the future of book for me will be what it is now to be honest. Im not going to waste my money on a 'kindle' when if im really bothered about reading from a screen I can just go on the internet on my computer that I already have. Plu...s I like to have a book...like physically there to hold and read, to get woren down through use. Personally I dont think the kindle will affect the book industry....i dont no one person with one...and well i think you can see for yourself that nobody wants them. I think its one of those things that people are wanting to rave or criticise but I think its just people worrying too much and people who like to argue and moan about modern technology. Therefore I feel that the kindle will have no affect on me at all...and the only way it will is if people carry on talking as if it is going to take over the world and books are going to be lost. Lets be honest...nobody wants them. Lets stop looking for an argument and just continue as we are. People keep buying books (which i can assure you everyone ino does) = the downfall of the kindle.
Silvio Fiormetti I feel more comfortable reading paperback books because I can pass them through my family, and i enjoy looking through waterstones for books. I dont think the kindle will affect publishers too much because the kindle is something like £300 pounds plus the books you buy on top of that, where as 1 paperback book averages around £10.
Kate Newman
Ello, I know you sorta know my opinion already :P but I reackon that there will hopefully still be a future for books, otherwise so much of our history is going to be lost. Electronics can only last so long before they break, and thats not ...including the fact that some are built to break so you have to buy new ones! But books are proven to last.
Only one other thing which is about the video itself, I found it quite hard to read the white over the beinging scenes. Hope this helps!
Only one other thing which is about the video itself, I found it quite hard to read the white over the beinging scenes. Hope this helps!
Kirsty Alderson
i think eventually technology will take over and there won't really be a need for books. I do however, prefer to have an actual book because you can make a collection and i just the whole experience of turning a page is in fact great! i thi...nk the kindle definitely will affect the book industry because i know a number of people who have kindles, my dad has said he would like to purchase a kindle because books take up far too much space in his cupboards, so it just seems more practical. I don't read novels etc enough so it won't affect me in that sense but i'd hate to think i'd no longer be able to go to the library to research if books no longer exsisted.
Laura Avril Dove
I personally would prefer to have a full bookshelf opposed to one kindle sitting on it. I can definately see the advantages in the Kindle - especially in our ever-growing economic state. There is something about having a book which seems so... much more special than one electronic item with hundreds of books on. I guess it's similar to when you get a CD, it feels so much nicer to be able to hold the object, read the lyrics and look at the pictures than simply downloading it onto itunes. As most music has gone digital - sadly, I reckon the same will happen with books, and it works out to be a lot more convenient for people that way. What about the library though! Will books be lent out on memory sticks or something? I don't like the idea of an overly digital world but seeing as how the western culture is totally relable on progressing and inventing new gadgets I can't see books staying extremely popular - wether the kindle takes over, or the web.
I'm not a massive reader, but when i do read a book I often get one from the library because I won't have to pay! ha cheapskate. When i do read it's normally read before bed, and although the kindle doesn't look too much like a computer screen i'd still rather turn the pages and not be scared to spill a bit of my hot choc on it etc.
fuck the kindle maaaaaaaaaannnnnnn! hahah hope that helps!!!
I'm not a massive reader, but when i do read a book I often get one from the library because I won't have to pay! ha cheapskate. When i do read it's normally read before bed, and although the kindle doesn't look too much like a computer screen i'd still rather turn the pages and not be scared to spill a bit of my hot choc on it etc.
fuck the kindle maaaaaaaaaannnnnnn! hahah hope that helps!!!
Thomas Hughes
Books will never be replaced by screens, because you can't look at a screen for as long as you can a piece of paper. The future of books depends on how many people read, it all depends on if reading omes back into the mainstream, but with T...V i doubt it will..
the kindle will affect the book indsustry in a negative way, ie people would rather download an E-book, but i dont think it will be the death of books, im sure they're very handy but will never replace books entirely.
the kindle will affect the book indsustry in a negative way, ie people would rather download an E-book, but i dont think it will be the death of books, im sure they're very handy but will never replace books entirely.
I don't think the kindle will affect my life at all.. I'm not really interested in getting one.
Emma Saynor I don't think they're a threat tbh. I use the screen for things that don't involve lots of long-time reading. It hurts my eyes and it's not comfortable. I don't read that often but when I do I read fiction in bed before I sleep. I thnk a screen would be too stimulating and prevent the relaxation part of reading and personally I thin thats what most people read for.
Alex Newall
for me nothing can beat an actual book, how they feel and smell and I personally wouldn't be very happy if the Kindle took over the book industy on a big scale. I think it is possible in the near future that more and more people will start ...using them opposed to actual books, and I can see the benefits say if you were traveling and wanted alot of books for example. But I don't think that's it's going to affect me that much really. I mean i still listen to cassettes and watch VHS tapes ;) that and I am the most clumbsy person I know and spending like £6 on a book doesn't matter too much if I rip it abit or drop it in a puddle but If I spent £100 (or however much they cost) on a Kindle and broke it (which would be inevitable knowing what I'm like) you can't read ANY more until you replace it not just the one book you're reading.
Emily Reid
I think that using the kindle takes away the real experience of reading, reading a physical book is much better than using a kindle, the pages and words actually there in front of you. People will always collect editions of books and create... their own libraries, re reading books throughout their lives. The kindle won't affect me, I will always read real books as I think this is the only way to read a book. And I think this view is shared by a lot of people, so hopefully the kindle won't affect the industry too much, or as much as you might think, because of these more traditional views.
Mikel Iriarte
Fuck the Kindle I like books!
I won't stop reading books and I won't start using a kindle.
A) I don't yet understand them and
B) You will never get the selection of books you ultimately want on a Kindle (no matter how clever they think they ...are, people rediscover old books everyday)
Unfortunately the Kindle could have an adverse affect on the book industry - I saw an old lady on the tube using one the other day. For some reason I felt she was ungrateful for all the things books have done for her over the years.
Unless someone gives me a Kindle and I end up hurting their feelings by breaking it over their face then the Kindle won't have any personal effect on me other than my annoyance.
I won't stop reading books and I won't start using a kindle.
A) I don't yet understand them and
B) You will never get the selection of books you ultimately want on a Kindle (no matter how clever they think they ...are, people rediscover old books everyday)
Unfortunately the Kindle could have an adverse affect on the book industry - I saw an old lady on the tube using one the other day. For some reason I felt she was ungrateful for all the things books have done for her over the years.
Unless someone gives me a Kindle and I end up hurting their feelings by breaking it over their face then the Kindle won't have any personal effect on me other than my annoyance.
I really do enjoy books and reading and having been bought the sony equivalent to a 'Kindle' for my 18th I am now able to take as many books as I like with me on the go.
Needless to say this has NOT stopped me buying books from shops and never will, especially charity shops. I do find that I prefer to have certain types of books as hard copies and only hard copies, such as graphic novels but it is nice to be able to have a wide range of books with me wherever I go with no extra weight.
For me I don't feel that the Kindle is going to take over books and publishing as books have been around for so long and won;t die out, no matter what brilliant technology comes along.
Needless to say this has NOT stopped me buying books from shops and never will, especially charity shops. I do find that I prefer to have certain types of books as hard copies and only hard copies, such as graphic novels but it is nice to be able to have a wide range of books with me wherever I go with no extra weight.
For me I don't feel that the Kindle is going to take over books and publishing as books have been around for so long and won;t die out, no matter what brilliant technology comes along.
I am a currently helping authors publish their books on the iBook store, for use with the iPad, at present the authors are still having books printed but the digital bookstore offers another area of sales,.
I think it's a pleasure reading books on these new devices, it efficient, instant and saves lots of paper, the book just gets stored, deletedmrather than ending up at the car boot, however I love to have a book to hold too.,
I also think that digital bookstores will make it more available for unsigned authors to be able to publish and pro ore their work with the power of social networking etc,. . It's power like we have never seen, it relatively free, efficient, very nice for the consumer, it works...
I think it's a pleasure reading books on these new devices, it efficient, instant and saves lots of paper, the book just gets stored, deletedmrather than ending up at the car boot, however I love to have a book to hold too.,
I also think that digital bookstores will make it more available for unsigned authors to be able to publish and pro ore their work with the power of social networking etc,. . It's power like we have never seen, it relatively free, efficient, very nice for the consumer, it works...
Connor Ogden the kindle has features of a everyday book, but theres still the tradition of looking at a book and turning the pages, in which case some people its religion turning the pages. but if the kindle is the future then i think the next generation of people will have something new to look to :)
Jon Gardner I'm pro-kindle (Well, pro-eBook... Kindle is only one brand).
- It makes literature more accessible, a caveat of which is more people reading...
- It's much more environmentally friendly in the long run.
- It's cheaper to make and distribute.
...and it's going to happen anyway so it's best to just embrace the eBook.
That said, there will always be a place for print, there's no comparison between flicking through the pages of a book and holding a chuck of plastic.
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