The Cube, 3m x 3m x 3m
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BlackBat242
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Exactly... I don't own an e-book reader and doubt I ever will.
I have well over 700 physical books (mostly SF/Fantasy, but many mystery, science, military, history, "classics of literature", etc)... and I want someplace to keep them where I can get at them.
A goodly number of those books will never be available for an e-reader unless someone like me scans in their personal copy and makes a PDF/other format document. Then if I couldn't get permission from the copyright-holder to put it on the internet, I would be the only one with the e-version.
Since getting a clean scan of the pages often requires destroying the binding to get the pages to lay flat, there is no way I would do that to my books.
I have well over 700 physical books (mostly SF/Fantasy, but many mystery, science, military, history, "classics of literature", etc)... and I want someplace to keep them where I can get at them.
A goodly number of those books will never be available for an e-reader unless someone like me scans in their personal copy and makes a PDF/other format document. Then if I couldn't get permission from the copyright-holder to put it on the internet, I would be the only one with the e-version.
Since getting a clean scan of the pages often requires destroying the binding to get the pages to lay flat, there is no way I would do that to my books.
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Vile
SOC-12
Fair point. However, I expect that sales of dead tree will drop off exponentially because once people have an e-reader, they simply don't buy books any more. There are already far more books available in e-format than on internet bookshops like Amazon, and certainly more than in any physical book shops. Not to mention the availability of expired copyright and out-of-print books. I already have more e-books and gaming than I will ever be able to read in my lifetime.
So, no room in the cube for anyone with voluminous existing book collections that they are not willing to part with. Plenty of room for me.
I'd rather not have stairs, though.
My experience with digital music really turns me off digital books: it's too ephemeral, it's too easy to wipe out an entire collection through drive issues, and it's too easy for the industry to change formats and make your entire collection obsolete, forcing you to buy it again.
With a book, nobody can make you stop reading it by changing platforms.
With a book, nobody can make you stop reading it by changing platforms.
leo knight
SOC-12
I saw the video a few days ago here:
http://tinyhouseblog.com/
Lots of ideas for staterooms, survival pods, etc. The primary motives of most of the contributors seem split between ideological (reduce your footprint, stop wasting resources, etc.) and practical (youth, debt, poverty, divorce, etc.). Articles and links about how to downsize, simplify and organize, for those interested.
Personally, I've been trying to downsize my book collection for years. I sorted them into Give, Keep, and Maybe. "Give" were books I didn't like, mostly impulse buys, or good intentions (exercise, diet, etc.). Some I just put in a collection bin. Others I gave to groups that might have an interest in them, like my old theater books. "Keep", well, duh. "Maybe" are in a big pile by my bedside. I look at them, try to read them. If I like them, into the Keep pile. If not, Give away!
Even then, I still couldn't fit into one of those cubes.
http://tinyhouseblog.com/
Lots of ideas for staterooms, survival pods, etc. The primary motives of most of the contributors seem split between ideological (reduce your footprint, stop wasting resources, etc.) and practical (youth, debt, poverty, divorce, etc.). Articles and links about how to downsize, simplify and organize, for those interested.
Personally, I've been trying to downsize my book collection for years. I sorted them into Give, Keep, and Maybe. "Give" were books I didn't like, mostly impulse buys, or good intentions (exercise, diet, etc.). Some I just put in a collection bin. Others I gave to groups that might have an interest in them, like my old theater books. "Keep", well, duh. "Maybe" are in a big pile by my bedside. I look at them, try to read them. If I like them, into the Keep pile. If not, Give away!
Even then, I still couldn't fit into one of those cubes.
Plenty of room for me.
Not me! (6'2"+... not super tall; tall enough to be cramped)
So remove them! Gives you a chance to work on the arm strength...
shadowdragon
SOC-12
e-readers have their place- I really don't like taking my books about town with me anymore. I prefer to keep them home and safe- and my kindle(tm) allows me to do that nicely. The downside being I refuse to pay dead tree prices for electronic formats, which limits my collection at this point. Sorry but the publishers can kiss my @$$ if they think they deserve that much profit per item. If it went all to the writers I might feel otherwise but too many kindle(tm) editions of books distinctly say "price set by publisher"..
but back to my original point- my kindle is a bit more durable and a LOT more portable than my books and therefore has its place. It will never replace the smell, feel and joy of a dead tree in hand tho.
but back to my original point- my kindle is a bit more durable and a LOT more portable than my books and therefore has its place. It will never replace the smell, feel and joy of a dead tree in hand tho.
If an Author publishes though Barnes and Noble, they can put themselves as the publisher and B&N only gets 35% if their ebook is under $10 - and the Author sets the price, not B&N. You should be able to find out if the Author and Publisher name is the same, I'd think.
And back to our regularly scheduled thread...
Thoth-Amon
SOC-12
http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/
I have 1000's of books so it wont work for me. Sadly, one day everything will be on readers or an equivalent technology, but when that happens, then I guess the house will work for me.
Scout Thoth, traveller/mapper beyond known space. I make space travel safe for the rest of us.
I have 1000's of books so it wont work for me. Sadly, one day everything will be on readers or an equivalent technology, but when that happens, then I guess the house will work for me.
Scout Thoth, traveller/mapper beyond known space. I make space travel safe for the rest of us.
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