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In response to "I charge mine like once a month if that. It's not an issue. -- nm" by Reagen

Please don't misunderstand. I think they are cool. For some people.

Posted by TFox Aug 6 '10, 12:53

I do not for one second think they will unmake the physical book.

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5 years is pie in the sky nonsense. But eventually surplanting the physical book to something like vinyl records? Sure. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 12:55 13
- Not really, recordings aren't the same physical experience reading is. - the liioulu with Aug 6, 12:59 4
  - and there are people that swear vinyl records sound better. Same thing. - Reagen Aug 6, 13:03 3
    - i actually saw a thing about a music prof who blind tests his kids on what sounds best to them..... - xi Aug 6, 13:06 2
      - Yep. I remember that research. Tinny mp3s sounded best to young people. -- nm - Don Homer Aug 6, 13:07 1
        
        If it's something I've listened to on vinyl, the mp3s are severely lacking. - the liioulu with Aug 6, 13:15
- We want to talk 50 years, cool. I'm not Nostradamus. But nothing that even approaches "soon". -- nm - TFox Aug 6, 12:59 7
  - probably not that long. I'd say 15-20. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 13:02 6
    - like, its been 10 years since the iPod was invented. CDs? not close to dead. - TFox Aug 6, 13:03 5
      - My (physical) CD purchases have all but gone away. Maybe 5 in the last 5 years. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 6, 13:09
      - i haven't bought a cd in *years*. - Andie Aug 6, 13:09
      - it's a dead format walking. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 13:07 2
        
        aka "not dead". -- nm - TFox Aug 6, 13:10 1
        
        what seems to be happening is that there's an accelerated curve on each new development - Reagen Aug 6, 13:14
What's your opinion on the newspaper? -- nm - oblique Aug 6, 12:54 2
- I think it has a shorter time in this world, but its a different experience. Shorter articles, more disposable. - TFox Aug 6, 12:58 1
  - Actually for newspapers, it might be more local or regional, with the caveat that they actually report news. - the liioulu with Aug 6, 13:19

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