Comments on: Independent survey reports 71% will not buy a Kindle digital book reader http://blog.bookrabbit.com/2008/06/28/independent-survey-reports-71-will-not-buy-a-kindle-digital-book-reader/ All your carrots are belong to us! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:18:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: kwan http://blog.bookrabbit.com/2008/06/28/independent-survey-reports-71-will-not-buy-a-kindle-digital-book-reader/#comment-136 kwan Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:22:36 +0000 http://blog.bookrabbit.com/?p=78#comment-136 I think possibly it has something to do with the fact that people like the pretty book covers? If paper books were all printed with plain white book covers with a product sticky label with barcode like you get in the supermarket 'Strawberries £1.99'. Printed all on the same paper and in the same font style/size - somehow I think people would think printed books are boring? Or maybe the danger of battery juice running dry would be too distressing. I think possibly it has something to do with the fact that people like the pretty book covers? If paper books were all printed with plain white book covers with a product sticky label with barcode like you get in the supermarket ‘Strawberries £1.99′. Printed all on the same paper and in the same font style/size - somehow I think people would think printed books are boring?

Or maybe the danger of battery juice running dry would be too distressing.

]]> By: BuffySquirrel http://blog.bookrabbit.com/2008/06/28/independent-survey-reports-71-will-not-buy-a-kindle-digital-book-reader/#comment-132 BuffySquirrel Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:46:15 +0000 http://blog.bookrabbit.com/?p=78#comment-132 Aha. Obviously people are aware of the advantages of paper books! Conversely, literary agents seem to like the Kindle for reading mss on the move. Aha. Obviously people are aware of the advantages of paper books! Conversely, literary agents seem to like the Kindle for reading mss on the move.

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