Comments on: Thursday Morning LitLinks http://authorscoop.com/2009/07/30/thursday-morning-litlinks-65/ The Latest in Literary News Mon, 21 May 2012 11:46:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: William Haskins http://authorscoop.com/2009/07/30/thursday-morning-litlinks-65/#comment-6595 William Haskins Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:36:06 +0000 http://authorscoop.com/?p=6000#comment-6595 i very much admire her level of effort. she's taking the position seriously and doing good work. i very much admire her level of effort. she’s taking the position seriously and doing good work.

]]> By: Jamie Mason http://authorscoop.com/2009/07/30/thursday-morning-litlinks-65/#comment-6593 Jamie Mason Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:37:53 +0000 http://authorscoop.com/?p=6000#comment-6593 Oh, do I ever love Carol Ann Duffy's poem. I've been meaning to read it for days and I'm glad I didn't forget to. Wonderful. Oh, do I ever love Carol Ann Duffy’s poem. I’ve been meaning to read it for days and I’m glad I didn’t forget to. Wonderful.

]]> By: Danny Bloom http://authorscoop.com/2009/07/30/thursday-morning-litlinks-65/#comment-6589 Danny Bloom Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:50:57 +0000 http://authorscoop.com/?p=6000#comment-6589 THE NEW YORKER: We’ve got a few about the end of printed word: QUESTION FROM RODRIGO: Is this the end of the paper book? Is the end of the smell of ink? I’m so sad about that. QUESTION FROM CONSTANCE G.: Is the Kindle ultimately a serious threat to the printed book? Or, is it just another way to read a book? NICHOLSON BAKER: I think it’s just another way to read, and that in itself a good thing. I like the smell of the cardboard box that the Kindle came in… Amazon is pushing it too hard, and the press got all excited and thought it was a millennial development. THE NEW YORKER: We’ve got a few about the end of printed word:

QUESTION FROM RODRIGO: Is this the end of the paper book? Is the end of the smell of ink? I’m so sad about that.

QUESTION FROM CONSTANCE G.: Is the Kindle ultimately a serious threat to the printed book? Or, is it just another way to read a book?

NICHOLSON BAKER: I think it’s just another way to read, and that in itself a good thing. I like the smell of the cardboard box that the Kindle came in…

Amazon is pushing it too hard, and the press got all excited and thought it was a millennial development.

]]> By: Danny Bloom http://authorscoop.com/2009/07/30/thursday-morning-litlinks-65/#comment-6588 Danny Bloom Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:50:22 +0000 http://authorscoop.com/?p=6000#comment-6588 QUESTION FROM JOY VANNUYS: As a fan of erotic literature—especially your books “Vox” and “The Fermata”—I have to say that the Kindle makes it less embarrassing to read dirty books on the subway. Though I suppose there are lower-tech solutions to that issue. NICHOLSON BAKER: Thank you, and yes, that’s a good point—privacy. The hortus conclusus of an electronic device QUESTION FROM JOY VANNUYS: As a fan of erotic literature—especially your books “Vox” and “The Fermata”—I have to say that the Kindle makes it less embarrassing to read dirty books on the subway. Though I suppose there are lower-tech solutions to that issue.

NICHOLSON BAKER: Thank you, and yes, that’s a good point—privacy. The hortus conclusus of an electronic device

]]> By: Danny Bloom http://authorscoop.com/2009/07/30/thursday-morning-litlinks-65/#comment-6587 Danny Bloom Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:49:25 +0000 http://authorscoop.com/?p=6000#comment-6587 Thanks for the Baker transcript on Kindling. I loved the question about the people of the book versus people of the Kindle..... Thanks for the Baker transcript on Kindling. I loved the
question
about
the
people
of
the
book
versus
people
of the Kindle…..

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