This Wednesday at 7:30 pm, I’ll be having a conversation with Erik Ray, the Chair of Edmonds Community College’s History Department, about the future of the book at the Black Box Community Theater in Edmonds. Topics discussed will include “the effect of the Kindle on publishing and literacy,” modern trends and fads in publishing, the decline of physical bookstores, and generational gaps in literature studies. Did I mention it’s free?
If you’ve ever wondered about what’s going to happen to literature as e-books become more and more popular, I hope you’ll stop by. I’m sure there’ll be a question-and-answer session after the discussion, too. It should be fun! I rarely have an opportunity to put all these things together in a public sphere, and so I’m really looking forward to the conversation. You can find more information about the event here.
eBooks?
Maybe for you jet-setting elites.
The rest of us will be just fine using the far more useful paperbacks.
Plus, as a bonus, we can sell those again or give them to someone. Can’t do that with an eBook – have to keep buying new machines and new copies every few years – way to rip off the consumer.
p.s. check out the Cafe Espresso book machines at the UW Bookstore and other locations – you can literally reprint first editions with the original engravings!
Paul, I hope they record and rebroadcast this somewhere. Can’t make it to Edmonds on Wednesday, but am anxious to hear the conversation.