I still do not see the major appeal to the e-book market, as is. Costly devices (yay, another thing I have to keep track of and charge), costly e-books (which makes me laugh, seeing anyone pay even NEAR the cost of a physical book for what is basically a glorified text file), and DRM (need I say more?) is a recipe for fail.
I've never had a need to carry so many books that it becomes cumbersome enough to warranty an electronic device, even though I can chew through books at a reasonable pace. Other than the positive environmental impact (no trees used, etc.) this seems like a solution looking for a problem.
Frankly, poking around someone's home to "discover" things sounds a bit creepy, although I think I get what the author is trying to convey.
Between Yahoo Pipes, several blogs (and one blag), twitter (including TwitScoop), and various online news sites, it's actually very hard to not be bombarded with new, random discoveries around the clock. Certainly better than the occasional visit to a friend's house.
Agreed. I would think being the cover picture is worth buying a copy, having it framed, and feeling a sense of achievement. Why is it that all rewards must be monetary for so many?
I will state ahead of time that I stopped reading the newspaper years ago.
However, even those that I know that still do read one will reach for a computer to do movie searches. Or, heck, their cellphone (and I don't mean to call the theater).
This seems like a pretty logical move on AMC's part. And if things go sour, they can just go back to advertising again ... I suppose.
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Office Space
Once a person has seen that movie, they realize the futility of being a programmer.
Now, about your TPS reports ...
Or some have decided to never play the game
I still do not see the major appeal to the e-book market, as is. Costly devices (yay, another thing I have to keep track of and charge), costly e-books (which makes me laugh, seeing anyone pay even NEAR the cost of a physical book for what is basically a glorified text file), and DRM (need I say more?) is a recipe for fail.
I've never had a need to carry so many books that it becomes cumbersome enough to warranty an electronic device, even though I can chew through books at a reasonable pace. Other than the positive environmental impact (no trees used, etc.) this seems like a solution looking for a problem.
Reminded of Idiocracy
This seems like the "Ouch my B___s" portion of the movie Idiocracy. Apparently this, my friends, is the beginning of the end.
Randomly Discover Stuff
Frankly, poking around someone's home to "discover" things sounds a bit creepy, although I think I get what the author is trying to convey.
Between Yahoo Pipes, several blogs (and one blag), twitter (including TwitScoop), and various online news sites, it's actually very hard to not be bombarded with new, random discoveries around the clock. Certainly better than the occasional visit to a friend's house.
Re: Cover of Time
Agreed. I would think being the cover picture is worth buying a copy, having it framed, and feeling a sense of achievement. Why is it that all rewards must be monetary for so many?
Re: Attendance will drop?
I will state ahead of time that I stopped reading the newspaper years ago.
However, even those that I know that still do read one will reach for a computer to do movie searches. Or, heck, their cellphone (and I don't mean to call the theater).
This seems like a pretty logical move on AMC's part. And if things go sour, they can just go back to advertising again ... I suppose.