tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post3765224057403147557..comments2024-03-17T02:12:53.713-05:00Comments on POD People: The Upside to the Ebook Revolution -- c.anne.gardnerveingloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709708573358649383noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-22182858813637389362010-02-11T07:09:53.610-06:002010-02-11T07:09:53.610-06:00I think this is where traditional typographers can...I think this is where traditional typographers can step up and be the angents of change here. <br /><br />It's going to take a typographer in cooperation with a software designer to maybe make a program that is as easy to use as Calibre with all the conversion kinks worked out, of course.<br /><br />I spent hours playing with Calibre yesterday and seeing the various conversion "issues" between the formats made for quite an interesting day.Cheryl Anne Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564041914501542048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-64865992569967825002010-02-10T15:42:07.561-06:002010-02-10T15:42:07.561-06:00Cheryl,
Thanks for the shout-out. I guess I see ...Cheryl, <br /><br />Thanks for the shout-out. I guess I see many of the same changes you talk about, but from a different perspective. I agree that print runs will shrink, and many books that are printed now will go straight to digital, meaning they will never actually exist except as e-books. At some point, it seems like this will basically eliminate bookstores, with libraries soon to follow.<br /><br />That's not bad, it's just change, a change that's inevitable.<br /><br />I also agree that short works and works that have traditionally been difficult to publish due to small markets or high production costs, will prosper.<br /><br />On the other hand, unless there's some radical change in the way ebooks are created, I don't really see much use for typographers or book designers in this new reality.<br /><br />I guess we'll just have to wait and see.JFBookmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11233715897322560514noreply@blogger.com