Steve Jobs, for the following quote RE the Amazon kindle: (via Gallycat)
The whole conception is flawed at the top because people don’t read anymore.
Yeah. The internet would really take off if people get over this whole reading thing. All those blogs filled with words and stuff. Man, you make nice hardware, but sometimes you ought to just shut the pie hole.
So early last week I had an issue with Internet access. It was Sunday, I was taking a break from writing, eating lunch and watching a YouTube video. Then, all of a sudden, the stream Read more…
I started out as a seat of the pants writer. My first books started out with me writing on page one, and just chugging along until I was done. It worked for me as far Read more…
That’s the good news. I’m several chapters into book two and I’m enjoying myself. That said, I don’t have a home for it yet. It’s not usual for me to get committed to a project Read more…
2 Comments
Michelle · January 17, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Steve Jobs also proclaimed that people aren’t interested in watching video on a portable device prior to Apple releasing the video ipod.
As for the Kindle – it doesn’t appeal to me, as I like to have the book in my hand. It’s just different. Can’t explain it rationally.
RaveBomb · January 17, 2008 at 5:07 pm
I’ve tried electronic books and there is something about a paper copy that e-books just don’t have. I can’t define it any more then michelle can explain it.
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