Comments on: ONE MORE TIME FOR THE FOLKS IN THE BACK! http://mikedennisnoir.com/one-more-time-for-the-folks-in-the-back/570/ Noir fiction for the modern reader. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:44:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Dennis http://mikedennisnoir.com/one-more-time-for-the-folks-in-the-back/570/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Mike Dennis Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:07:10 +0000 http://mikedennisnoir.com/?p=570#comment-74 Dana--I'm not quite so pessimistic. I think the publishers will be able to see and take advantage of the options available to them. POD, eBooks, etc--these are all low-cost, moneymaking avenues that they can pursue, and I'm hopeful that they will force themselves to see beyond the next Dan Brown book. Chris--I love vinyl, too. And I'm tickled to death that it's making a modest comeback. That's a good idea about publishers following the bonus-CD model with their books. It would certainly attract more readers, and enable them to keep making real books. And as for the iPod, don't try to read on it. Get a Nook, or a Kindle, or better yet, wait for the Apple iSlate, coming out at the end of the month. From what I hear, it's going to be killer. Dana–I’m not quite so pessimistic. I think the publishers will be able to see and take advantage of the options available to them. POD, eBooks, etc–these are all low-cost, moneymaking avenues that they can pursue, and I’m hopeful that they will force themselves to see beyond the next Dan Brown book.

Chris–I love vinyl, too. And I’m tickled to death that it’s making a modest comeback. That’s a good idea about publishers following the bonus-CD model with their books. It would certainly attract more readers, and enable them to keep making real books.

And as for the iPod, don’t try to read on it. Get a Nook, or a Kindle, or better yet, wait for the Apple iSlate, coming out at the end of the month. From what I hear, it’s going to be killer.

]]> By: Chris http://mikedennisnoir.com/one-more-time-for-the-folks-in-the-back/570/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Chris Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:18:33 +0000 http://mikedennisnoir.com/?p=570#comment-73 One great thing about the "digital revolution" in music is the resurgence of vinyl. Anymore, I buy more vinyl albums than CDs, hands-down. I may get a release on iTunes, and if I like it and the art is good, I'll get the vinyl as well. My favorites are records that include either a CD copy or a download link for the digital version. That is win-win. I could definitely see books following a similar model. It's hard for me to imagine going digital for my reading needs, but then again, I dug in my feet about iPods for years too, and now it is one of those gadgets I "can't live without." At least at the gym or on long road trips anyway. Still, an iPod is a whole lot smaller than something I could comfortably read a book on. One great thing about the “digital revolution” in music is the resurgence of vinyl. Anymore, I buy more vinyl albums than CDs, hands-down. I may get a release on iTunes, and if I like it and the art is good, I’ll get the vinyl as well. My favorites are records that include either a CD copy or a download link for the digital version. That is win-win. I could definitely see books following a similar model. It’s hard for me to imagine going digital for my reading needs, but then again, I dug in my feet about iPods for years too, and now it is one of those gadgets I “can’t live without.” At least at the gym or on long road trips anyway. Still, an iPod is a whole lot smaller than something I could comfortably read a book on.

]]> By: Dana King http://mikedennisnoir.com/one-more-time-for-the-folks-in-the-back/570/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Dana King Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:33:12 +0000 http://mikedennisnoir.com/?p=570#comment-72 I'm old enough to hope the publishing houses get their acts together and allow readers to choose from either option, but the more I learn about the publishing industry, the less confidence I have. I’m old enough to hope the publishing houses get their acts together and allow readers to choose from either option, but the more I learn about the publishing industry, the less confidence I have.

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