tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post3325508264821837556..comments2023-10-31T07:23:17.922-04:00Comments on The Theos Project: What then the book?Jonathan Erdmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-37641347471641725462008-02-14T14:43:00.000-05:002008-02-14T14:43:00.000-05:00I disagree with you on one point: Being able to sa...I disagree with you on one point: Being able to say, "I wrote a book" actually sets you apart from a vast number of people. Most people don't have the patience. Or they get stuck. Or...<BR/><BR/>A book is still an achievement.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03226787274021701941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-71360494472109731862008-02-11T21:25:00.000-05:002008-02-11T21:25:00.000-05:00Hmmm, I have a long way to go before I'll be "Gran...Hmmm, I have a long way to go before I'll be "Grandma" to anyone.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-16128598854046500102008-02-11T14:15:00.000-05:002008-02-11T14:15:00.000-05:00Agreed. But technology is in the works that will b...Agreed. But technology is in the works that will be easy on the eyes: handheld reading devices that will resemble the look of a book in terms of the way your eye views the page. No scrolling--page turning, instead.<BR/><BR/>Technology is not there yet, but in a few years they will have devices that are easy on the eyes and allow storage of many volumes in a lightweight device.<BR/><BR/>There will always be a preference for hard copies, but as I said, books will eventually be a novelty item for people like you, Melody. Someday you'll be sitting in your rocking chair with the grandkids, rapping your cane on the floor saying, "Darn it. I don't read anything but real books." The younger grandkids will say, "What's a book, Grandma??" And the older Grandkids will just kind of roll their eyes.Jonathan Erdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-56178634403037291122008-02-11T12:42:00.000-05:002008-02-11T12:42:00.000-05:00Scrolling & electronic page turning are both incre...Scrolling & electronic page turning are both incredibly hard on the eyes. The screen itself would have to be a lot easier on the eyes. <BR/><BR/>Plus, there's no flipping through an electronic book. It's just not the same. <BR/><BR/>A few years ago my parents bought me the entire works of P.G. Wodehouse (one of my all time favorite authors) on cd. All I have to do is pop the thing into my computer. I've never used it. I keep buying Wodehouse's books in print. <BR/><BR/>Then again, I also just shocked the snot out of the radio shack girl by telling her I didn't want an mp3 player because I like having the actual cds. Maybe I'm just anti-technology ;)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-48347577399546844072008-02-11T12:34:00.000-05:002008-02-11T12:34:00.000-05:00Like what, specifically??? What needs to develop t...Like what, specifically??? What needs to develop that isn't already in the works???Jonathan Erdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-59342523193580497302008-02-11T12:30:00.000-05:002008-02-11T12:30:00.000-05:00The paper copies will still be around, but as I su...<I>The paper copies will still be around, but as I suggest, they will be novelty items,</I><BR/><BR/>That's a long ways off. Technology will have to take quite a few leaps before it is as comfortable to read as ink on paper is.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-88281710971639409362008-02-11T12:25:00.000-05:002008-02-11T12:25:00.000-05:00As an editor, I reserve the right to manipulate an...As an editor, I reserve the right to manipulate and form language so as to suit my intentions of communication.<BR/><BR/>No, I am not going to quite the publishing business. The majority of what we do at Eisenbrauns has little to do with paper and ink. It has to do with producing beautiful literature. I think that in the digital age, editing will become even more important. Right now many publishers are cutting costs and cutting editing overhead. At Eisenbrauns this is not the case, which is a good thing (job security notwithstanding!). The future will be electronic, so what will distinguish good literature from bad is not the paper and ink, but the quality of the writing. As such, editing is vital. Also important (even more important) is distribution.<BR/><BR/>The paper copies will still be around, but as I suggest, they will be novelty items, perhaps reserved for the elites or the modern aristocracy or those who consider themselves elite!Jonathan Erdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234688186113838474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-76071482439770857442008-02-11T09:38:00.000-05:002008-02-11T09:38:00.000-05:00So are you ready to quit the publishing business a...So are you ready to quit the publishing business already Erdman? Or are you making a move to change your company into a professional blog purveyor of some sort that hasn't yet made itself clear? And I guess I should assume that you're not going to read my novel after all.john doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484728969355294193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-88064479957992617772008-02-11T07:11:00.000-05:002008-02-11T07:11:00.000-05:00"worser" ????!!!! And from an editor no less!Repea..."worser" ????!!!! And from an editor no less!<BR/><BR/>Repeat after me:<BR/>Bad, worse, worst. I will not use double comparatives.<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/>Jamesjpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017353888045816159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9242710.post-22298751184970801372008-02-10T21:44:00.000-05:002008-02-10T21:44:00.000-05:00Well, I've always felt that nonfiction books (I as...Well, I've always felt that nonfiction books (I assume you would write nonfiction) are fairly useless.<BR/><BR/>The author never has enough to say to fill more than half a book. After that the author goes back to the start and makes the same points over again and then restates his conclusion!<BR/><BR/>They'd save a lot of trees and boredom if they'd stop in the middle.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071513255237535104noreply@blogger.com