tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post6543492649387776766..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: NYPL UndergroundJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-31096352535299417772012-10-22T09:56:39.540-04:002012-10-22T09:56:39.540-04:00One does not really own their Kindle books
http:...One does not really own their Kindle books <br /><br />http://www.bekkelund.net/2012/10/22/outlawed-by-amazon-drm/<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-704685459875614752012-10-19T13:44:05.800-04:002012-10-19T13:44:05.800-04:00Hearing that people with e-readers cut off the &qu...Hearing that people with e-readers cut off the "sense of communion with other readers" reminds me of two young girls I saw last year in a restaurant. They were sitting together but they were both on their phones, distracted from the outside world and barely saying a word to each other. Reading is a completely different thing in and of itself, but the fact that e-readers limit this communication and getting to know someone from afar is analogous in my mind to the girls' phones limiting their real-life contact with each other. I guess it's a matter of preference - some readers don't want to be disturbed, while others wouldn't mind finding serendipitous connections with people around them. The e-reader is convenient either way, but whether you like print or not, it's better than no reading at all :)Brian Dubéhttp://www.newyorkdailyphoto.com/nydppressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-85016432396802960632012-08-08T09:06:43.336-04:002012-08-08T09:06:43.336-04:00e-reader = me-readere-reader = me-readerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-39811458774649539532012-08-08T01:06:58.650-04:002012-08-08T01:06:58.650-04:00I'm just glad to see people enjoy reading. If ...I'm just glad to see people enjoy reading. If e-readers promote a literate public, okay with me.Little Earthquakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08357902966348718076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-16170936533516569532012-08-07T22:09:47.907-04:002012-08-07T22:09:47.907-04:00I am getting a little tired of the endless critici...I am getting a little tired of the endless criticisms I people who read on e-readers rather than books, not least because the critics make some pretty hefty assumptions.<br />For example, when I'm traveling or out and about, I use an e-reader because I read fast, and one e-reader holds thousands of books, which I love. At home I have floor to ceiling shelves of "real" books, but I don't want to drag bags of them around with me. Some of them are also getting quite fragile. <br />To make assumptions about me and my preferences just because I'm reading on an e-reader when you happen to see me is silly. And I agree with the other commenter about being interrupted while reading just because someone else recognizes the book. It can be very frustrating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-80614136434250072222012-08-06T16:48:02.642-04:002012-08-06T16:48:02.642-04:00Of course I love the project, but as a photographe...Of course I love the project, but as a photographer, it is worth mentioning that this interview and indeed the project is about capturing books in print, all the while, there's an excellent chance that these pictures are being taken with a digital camera. I'm not necessarily against digital cameras. I just think it's interesting that we make a big deal out of focusing on print (analog) books, while we completely ignore the way these photographs are communicated -- how it is "okay" to use photography digitally, but using e-readers is condemned. This is just a discussion point -- i'm a proud non-owner of an e-reader and fully accept that digital is the new photography industry standardElannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-22319893853652392402012-08-06T14:22:25.987-04:002012-08-06T14:22:25.987-04:00Loved this interview and what a great idea. I'...Loved this interview and what a great idea. I'm going to go look at his website right now, thanks for posting this!Marty Wombacherhttp://www.trippingwithmarty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-32058058316633967792012-08-06T13:55:00.098-04:002012-08-06T13:55:00.098-04:00I like physical books. I don't have an e-reade...I like physical books. I don't have an e-reader, and never intend to.<br /><br />However, I can't even imagine the depths of self-absorption and self-regard to which I would have to sink in order to see myself as a "rebel in an electronic world."<br /><br />Literary culture existed before the printing press and it will exist after. In any case, the absolute worst case scenario for physical books is that they will become like vinyl records, which after all one can still buy.<br /><br />The last time someone talked to me about a book I was reading, it was a very bad, though critically acclaimed, recent novel that I was finishing only out of stubbornness. This guy loved the book though. The conversation did not prove fruitful.Brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-15982965298038535012012-08-06T13:03:31.269-04:002012-08-06T13:03:31.269-04:00Great interview, and the photographs are wonderful...Great interview, and the photographs are wonderful.Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-81699449440097689372012-08-06T11:55:21.486-04:002012-08-06T11:55:21.486-04:00Great project & interview. It is really sad w...Great project & interview. It is really sad when you don't know what other people are reading on their devices, & totally spoils the sense of communion with other readers. Also denies you the pleasure of seeing some very unpredictable book/reader pairings that undercut your stupid assumptions about others. I love the cross-section of reading material I (used to) see - it always made me feel good. And when younger, enjoyed the pretentious pleasure of fake-casually revealing obscure or lurid titles!onemorefoldedsunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05995652957356064546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-44031312129065051222012-08-06T11:42:04.399-04:002012-08-06T11:42:04.399-04:00Love the viewer creating a story about a stranger ...Love the viewer creating a story about a stranger who is engrossed in a narrative at that moment. Currently re-reading The Long Winded Lady, and Maeve Brennan does this all the live long day.GAFhttp://grade-a-fancymag.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-15928807591224741912012-08-06T11:31:52.086-04:002012-08-06T11:31:52.086-04:00Maybe it's just me, but I don't ride the s...Maybe it's just me, but I don't ride the subway looking for spiritual connections. And when I'm reading a book, I don't want to be bothered by some yahoo just because he read it too.Little Earthquakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08357902966348718076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-26236564434362257732012-08-06T09:40:44.638-04:002012-08-06T09:40:44.638-04:00I supply them with both, books and e-books. My Hol...I supply them with both, books and e-books. My Holy Communion, which won the Lambda Award, is in book form, as are Vienna Dolorosa, Times Queer, 100 Whores, while novellas such as Dee Dee Day, Murder in Times Square, Queers of Central Park, etc., are in e-book form. Some want paper copies while others want electronic gizmos, I give them both.Mykola ( Mick) Dementiukhttp://www.mykoladementiuk.comnoreply@blogger.com