A couple of interesting links in The Guardian yesterday. Amazon's mobile library and The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
Kindle, which is a sort of e-book, and will allow readers to download books (and newspapers) wherever they are, does look very impressive. Lemony Snicket and Neil Gaiman both give positive responses to it, on the Amazon product page, but I can't help but feel this isn't really for The Kids. There is no heirloom value to a Kindle book. And I can't believe it's going to deal convincingly with picture books at all. Certainly I'm not quaking in my stylish, yet affordable boots just yet!
The Tales of Beedle the Bard may well be the last Harry Potter book. And there are only six copies. JK Rowling is auctioning one copy for charity this Christmas, and it is expected to reach £40 000! If you've read Deathly Hallows you'll know that the Tales include the story of the Hallows themselves, and are therefore an important part of Potterania. It's frustrating as a fan to know that only six people will get to read them!
I suppose these two things are polar opposites - the Kindle is an electronic device that will hold hundreds of texts, and Beedle the Bard is a beautiful rare hand-made book. I'm not sure either is the best way forward.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment