tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34814646.post2747541856425727178..comments2023-04-02T03:59:31.936-04:00Comments on The Belfry: But after my makyng thow wryte more trewe'norahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673994227824410949noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34814646.post-68045468711843093682012-02-16T09:23:28.621-05:002012-02-16T09:23:28.621-05:00Oh, I agree. If you like books, by all means, buy ...Oh, I agree. If you like books, by all means, buy books. I like having the choice. And honestly, if I were trying to sell my writing on the open market, I'd be as happy to take the money of people with e-readers as the money of people who want a physical volume.<br /><br />I'm wondering if, at the time the codex supplanted the scroll, some poet or playwright staged a protest over this shocking new format that was going to destroy civilisation as it was known. If he did, we can see how successful <i>that</i> was.'norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673994227824410949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34814646.post-10614719776283998182012-02-16T09:07:33.557-05:002012-02-16T09:07:33.557-05:00I kind of wish people -- Franzen and herds of othe...I kind of wish people -- Franzen and herds of others -- would just be happy to say: "You know what -- I just like books. No e-readers for me." Sure, there are concerns for me with e-readers(mostly in terms of having my reading profiled and other spooky 1984 stuff) but, as you point out very well, it is certainly not a threat to the written word's sanctity. Books are just plain cool, let's face it. I think people like Franzen work hard to justify their preferences with some sort of analytical reasons for them. Me? -- I just like to hold books.Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34814646.post-70759349235389663112012-02-04T13:47:55.728-05:002012-02-04T13:47:55.728-05:00I agree. If Franzen is so scared of losing control...I agree. If Franzen is so scared of losing control of his text, he should stick it in a drawer as soon as it's finished. Years back I wrote my dissertation on what happens to a book between the author putting the final full stop and the reader opening the first page that influences the reader's interpretation of the text. E-books seem to me to be the latest variation of those influences, not something new,as you say.noknittedknickershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836706729342065636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34814646.post-24066710908628865692012-02-04T06:59:45.801-05:002012-02-04T06:59:45.801-05:00Yeah, it seems a little odd for a 50ish man to be ...Yeah, it seems a little odd for a 50ish man to be unaware of the fact that permanence isn't possible, but I didn't make those quotes up.<br /><br />I should probably point out that the text displayed on my phone in the picture is from the 10th anniversary edition of Neil Gaiman's American Gods, which is (shocker!) not exactly the same text that was originally published. It incorporates some revisions and edits made after the original publication. Sort of like director's cut. So far no one's sense of the stability of the universe seems to have wobbled too badly.'norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673994227824410949noreply@blogger.com