Has the book suffered in regards to the Internet and the ability for a book’s context to be available within seconds? With the ability to download a book and its contexts—will the traditional print book continue to feel the strain or is there a strain on it at all.
With the ability to have a books context within seconds due to EBooks and finding it through a search engine or torrent—that those regards, yes the book has become less important for me to buy. The print book has suffered. With new technologies such as the Kindle, Nook, and IPad the print book in my opinion has suffered. However, I believe the context of a book has also suffered as well. People can get the gist of a book under five minutes with the help of the Internet. With blogs and Sparknotes someone can get a pretty good idea of what a book is about and how it ends with the help of these items. Again I believe the book not only in print but contextually have suffered.
Even though the book is feeling the strain of new technologies I think there will always be the print book in demand. The nostalgic aspect of a print book I don’t believe will ever feel the strain of technologies. There is still something about having a book in your hands and flipping the pages could not be digitally recreated. Not to mention the smell that books have—that old stiff smell. Though this can’t be hindered with the motive to buy a print has. With the convenience of the Internet a book and the context of a book will continue to be strained.
I agree, i hope that print books wont be phased out! I feel like it would save me a lot of struggle when I have to move, pack up, and carry all my books but at the same time I think if all my books were on my computer I wouldn't really look at them as much, or even realize they're there. They would just get lost in the depths of my hard drive.
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