[Web4lib] Kindle vs. Accessibility

[Tim Spalding]

That's a good point. Digitization doesn't only have a different impact
between industries, but within them. What's happening to the phone
book isn't happening to the romance novel. That said, bookstores and
libraries depend upon many types of books. If physical books went away
for every genre except for pop-up books, physical libraries would be
in trouble. :)

Tim

On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Lars Aronsson <lars at aronsson.se> wrote:
> Tim Spalding wrote:
>
>> My point is that digitization impacts different industries
>> differently, based on technology, legal risk, market dynamics,
>> demographics, etc.
>
> But books are not *one* "industry".  Each genre of print has its
> own conditions.  College textbooks are more likely to be pirated.
> Printed encyclopedias are hard to sell when Wikipedia exists.
> Printed maps aren't as useful as a GPS navigator.  Who uses a
> printed spelling dictionary nowadays?  These kinds of books are
> replaced for very different reasons. Other kinds will stay around.
>
>
> --
>  Lars Aronsson (lars at aronsson.se)
>  Aronsson Datateknik - http://aronsson.se
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Web4lib mailing list
> Web4lib at webjunction.org
> http://lists.webjunction.org/web4lib/
>
>



-- 
Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding