| 8:01 pm |
gregpincus: |
#kidlitchat TOPIC – We’ve got vooks, Kindles, a school library with no books – do we need to think differently or just go on like always? |
| 8:01 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
Topic: Vooks, Kindles, a school w/no library–do we need to think differently or just write/illustrate like always? #kidlitchat |
| 8:01 pm |
f_rancesca: |
@debbieohi  Okay. Maybe even sooner than next week — but not tonight b/c I need all brain cells focused on the chat! #kidlitchat |
| 8:01 pm |
LoulieArt: |
I’ve got my 18(!) guinea pigs. #kidlitchat |
| 8:01 pm |
f_rancesca: |
@tehawesomersace Hello! Seeing you soon at Fall Philly! #SCBWI, hooray! #kidlitchat |
| 8:01 pm |
CynthiaCWillis: |
@Becky_Levine Awww. Hello kitty-cat! #kidlitchat |
| 8:01 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
@HilaryWagner1 It’s all for chat! #kidlitchat |
| 8:01 pm |
PattyJMurphy: |
RT @HilaryWagner1: @bonnieadamson Bonnie, love your new Avy! You look so darn happy! <And, SPIFFY:)> #kidlitchat |
| 8:02 pm |
peg366: |
@aecbks #kidlitchat I lurk sometimes, too, especially if boys are restless. |
| 8:02 pm |
inkyelbows: |
Reminder: #kidlitchat starts NOW! Follow @kidlitchat for topic/info. Twitterchat tips:http://bit.ly/writerchats |
| 8:02 pm |
WriterRoss: |
Holding on to the screen and praying we’re all on the same page this evening. Greetings to all. {} #kidlitchat |
| 8:02 pm |
CIsenhower: |
Okay, what are vooks? #kidlitchat |
| 8:02 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
The vooks thing keeps making me think about illustrated books from the (??) middle ages. The more things change? #kidlitchat |
| 8:02 pm |
Shelltex: |
Ugh. I hate change. Not all change but I hate the thought of changes to books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:02 pm |
ChristineIAm: |
I say write/illustrate like always #kidlitchat. Painters kept on painting when they invented cameras. |
| 8:02 pm |
f_rancesca: |
On topic, today I was reading about how e-books should be more than paper books in electronic form. Maybe two different media? #kidlitchat |
| 8:02 pm |
jeanie_w: |
RT @gregpincus: #kidlitchat TOPIC – Vooks, Kindles, a school library w no books – do we need to think differently or just go on like always? |
| 8:03 pm |
tehawesomersace: |
I say keep on keeping on. After all…remember when books on tape were going to kill the novel? #kidlitchat |
| 8:03 pm |
sabrosen: |
@CIsenhower vooks are a combination of video and books #kidlitchat |
| 8:03 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
#kidlitchat TOPIC – Vooks, Kindles, a school library with no books – do we need to think differently or just go on like always? #kidlitchat |
| 8:03 pm |
CynthiaCWillis: |
@Shelltex I agree! I hate change, too. Especially re books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:03 pm |
tehawesomersace: |
@f_rancesca I know! Crazy excited…SQUEEE! #kidlitchat |
| 8:03 pm |
WriterRoss: |
Vooks are books with video content. Yes? No? ;} #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
authors and illustrators need to do what they do. #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
EgmontUSA: |
@marybrebner Pictures actually look great on Kindle. They’re just (unfortunately) in B+W. #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
f_rancesca: |
Like how television and cinema are two truly distinct visual art forms. More recently YouTube and online exclusive content. #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
BethanyEdits: |
Hi #kidlitchat tweeps! |
| 8:04 pm |
Shelltex: |
@ChristineIAm That makes sense. We do still have paintings and artists even still use brushes. #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
gregpincus: |
#kidlitchat For those who haven’t seen the school library story, here it is in SLJ with their response:http://bit.ly/1vRoBG |
| 8:04 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
Videos embedded in ebooks==vooks: http://bit.ly/Wj4hz #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
LoulieArt: |
I think a huge consideration is marketing… specifically social media. Times have changed. #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
jeanie_w: |
@Becky_Levine Better keep that cat away from my gerbils! #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
KD_Miller: |
Vooks: book-video hybrids: http://tinyurl.com/yclft6s #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
HilaryWagner1: |
@sabrosen A vook sounds like something from the Wookie family. A smaller, cuter version of Chewy!  #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
swdillard: |
@marybrebner I kind of think pb’s might be the last print hold out.. #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
WriterRoss: |
I hear the song “Video killed the Radio Star” as this chat takes off. #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
PattyJMurphy: |
There’s nothing like the feel and smell of a good book:) #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
SuePinto: |
To me, there is nothing like real paper, soft or hardcover. I hope they never go out. Not everyone is so tech obsessed. #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
debbieohi: |
I bought a couple of vooks last week for my iPhone. They have a way to go yet, I think. But there’s potential! #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
CIsenhower: |
@sabrosen Huh, never seen a vook before. Where do you get these things? #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
mayabidaya: |
#kidlitchat I think (and hope) there will always be a place for paper children’s books. they are works of art, and couldn’t be replaced |
| 8:04 pm |
EgmontUSA: |
Not that that’s alwasys bad. . . . #kidlitchat |
| 8:04 pm |
gregpincus: |
@EgmontUSA But can’t we assume that pictures in future readers or future kindles will be in color? I think so #kidlitchat |
| 8:05 pm |
HeleneBoudreau: |
I love change! Srsly, I think the more formats and options we have, the wider audiences we can reach. VOOK for fiction tho’? #kidlitchat |
| 8:05 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
I think we need to just do as we are and see where things take us. Shift slowly, decide what works for us. #kidlitchat |
| 8:05 pm |
tabithaolson: |
#kidlitchat I have a Math/Computer Sci degree, so I’m all for moving in the digital direction…but not exclusively. |
| 8:05 pm |
Shelltex: |
The school library with no books is unfathomable to me. #kidlitchat |
| 8:05 pm |
leewind: |
RT @gregpincus: #kidlitchat TOPIC – Vooks, Kindles, a school library w no books – do we need to think differently or just go on like always? |
| 8:05 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
@jeanie_w She’s old, deaf, and sleeps for hours. Your gerbils are SO safe! #kidlitchat |
| 8:05 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
Ha! RT @WriterRoss: I hear the song “Video killed the Radio Star” as this chat takes off. #kidlitchat |
| 8:05 pm |
PattyJMurphy: |
RT @HilaryWagner1: @sabrosen A vook sounds like something from the Wookie family. A smaller, cuter version of Chewy! <LOL> #kidlitchat |
| 8:05 pm |
f_rancesca: |
RT @EgmontUSA Pictures look great on Kindle. They’re just in b/w > but s.o. will draw with that specifically in mind very soon! #kidlitchat |
| 8:05 pm |
EgmontUSA: |
@gregpincus I think that’s where it’s going. Certainly Sony e-Readers, the new Apple tablet, etc. are in color. #kidlitchat |
| 8:05 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
@swdillard I hope so–that me be the dinosaur in me talking, though. #kidlitchat |
| 8:06 pm |
LiaKeyes: |
EW.com article: “What is a Vook and will it change how you read? http://tinyurl.com/y9hy9sv#kidlitchat |
| 8:06 pm |
gregpincus: |
@RebeccAgent So you’d say we don’t need to be concerned… or that others will test the waters of what works and we’ll learn? #kidlitchat |
| 8:06 pm |
marybrebner: |
@swdillard I love a good picture book-hard to share one with a group of kids on the Kindle, I’d think! Last holdout is right #kidlitchat |
| 8:06 pm |
CarrieRyanchat: |
I think there’s room for new media – could be pretty cool #kidlitchat |
| 8:06 pm |
debbieohi: |
RT @gregpincus: #kidlitchat TOPIC – Vooks, Kindles – do we need to think differently or just go on like always? |
| 8:06 pm |
whimsicalwalney: |
Can’t join in with everyone on #kidlitchat tonight but hope to do so in the near future. Enjoy! |
| 8:06 pm |
CIsenhower: |
I love the Kindle b/c it can read my writing back to me. I zoom right over words. For instance, I hate the preposition ‘a’ #kidlitchat |
| 8:06 pm |
tabithaolson: |
@gregpincus Yes, I think that’s a valid assumption. Otherwise those mediums won’t last. #kidlitchat |
| 8:06 pm |
KatGirl_Studio: |
since I do my illustrations on the computer having them as part of digital books really doesn’t phase me #kidlitchat |
| 8:06 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
I hope there is room for all of it, tech and paper. I really hope that. #kidlitchat |
| 8:06 pm |
mayabidaya: |
@Shelltex @gregpincus #kidlitchat — i’m sure future kindles, etc. will have color |
| 8:06 pm |
kellybarnhill: |
@WriterRoss Except it didn’t really. Video still doesn’t command the market that radio has. And paper still beats electrons #kidlitchat |
| 8:07 pm |
DanyelleLeafty: |
@tabithaolson I agree. I think e-books and real books can compliment each other. #kidlitchat |
| 8:07 pm |
SaraLewisHolmes: |
IMHO, the need for stories is hardwired into people. It’s just the software that delivers those stories that changes. #kidlitchat |
| 8:07 pm |
leewind: |
Okay, TV didn’t replace radio, but um, 8tracks, cassettes, vinyl… even my CDs are relics – but I’m still listening to music! #kidlitchat |
| 8:07 pm |
marybrebner: |
@Shelltex Does that mean we’re old-school? Because I can’t imagine a library without books. E-books just don’t do it for me. #kidlitchat |
| 8:07 pm |
KD_Miller: |
Vooks: book-video hybrids: http://tinyurl.com/yclft6s #kidlitchat #kidlitchat |
| 8:07 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
@KatGirl_Studio As long as dig books do your art justice! #kidlitchat |
| 8:07 pm |
f_rancesca: |
Part of the question is whether these are new media — or new delivery forms for old media (cf. cassettes to CDs) #kidlitchat |
| 8:07 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
There’s a certain age below which parents won’t just hand their e-reader off to child. Think drool and teething. #kidlitchat |
| 8:07 pm |
JennBailey: |
The clarity of kindle’s few graphics is wonderful even if they are in B&W. #kidlitchat |
| 8:07 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
writers and illustrators should focus on writing and illustrating #kidlitchat |
| 8:08 pm |
sharifwrites: |
The format is different, but the art is the same. We don’t change how we write, but how we read. #kidlitchat |
| 8:08 pm |
jemifraser: |
I live in a small city in Canada, but I don’t know anyone who has even seen a Kindle! It’ll be a while before it takes off here #kidlitchat |
| 8:08 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
and publishers and agents should worry about making sure the intellectual property is protected #kidlitchat |
| 8:08 pm |
tabithaolson: |
@DanyelleLeafty Absolutely. I like the feel of a book, but when I travel I like to carry ten books in one little device. #kidlitchat |
| 8:08 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
and the best books still rise to the top regardless of the format #kidlitchat |
| 8:08 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
Oh, I agree! RT @RebeccAgent: writers and illustrators should focus on writing and illustrating #kidlitchat |
| 8:08 pm |
KatGirl_Studio: |
I think the idea oh vooks could be really exciting. Think of all the new things you could do. #kidlitchat |
| 8:08 pm |
leewind: |
@Becky_Levine LOL! I can just see it – The teething-proof kindle… It can go in your freezer! #kidlitchat |
| 8:08 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
For one thing, I need to make sure my illos are viewable at 1″ square–could be a problem. #kidlitchat |
| 8:08 pm |
DanyelleLeafty: |
RT @Becky_Levine: Theres a certain age below which parents wont just hand their e-reader off to child. Think drool and teething. #kidlitchat |
| 8:08 pm |
HilaryWagner1: |
My daugter reads PB’s in her bed. She is not going to be alone with a kindle. Have you met my daughter? Destructive! #kidlitchat |
| 8:08 pm |
sharifwrites: |
@leewind Exactly, the way music plays changed over time, but good music is good music, record or CD. #kidlitchat |
| 8:08 pm |
pvlundqvist: |
#kidlitchat The tactics of book delivery will change, but the strategy of ‘tell a good story’ will remain the same. |
| 8:08 pm |
carolgrannick: |
RT thaliachaltas I hope there is room for all of it, tech and paper. I really hope that. Me, too! #kidlitchat |
| 8:09 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
There are so many kids struggling with reading, let’s hook them how we can. I don’t think electronic/video is less, just difft. #kidlitchat |
| 8:09 pm |
KatGirl_Studio: |
But that said I still wouldn’t trade my physical books for digital ones #kidlitchat |
| 8:09 pm |
crissachappell: |
The first thing I do when I buy a new book = sniff the pages. Can’t do that with a Kindle #kidlitchat |
| 8:09 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
Regardless of the delivery method we need to bring stories to the reader! #kidlitchat |
| 8:09 pm |
Daeanarah: |
#kidlitchat I still have LP’s Yep those 33 rpms and a turntable to listen them too..Nothing says holidays like LP’s, cozy warmth.etc. etc. |
| 8:09 pm |
tabithaolson: |
Picture books are a tough one. There’s a tactile experience that kids love, that a digital book wouldn’t give them. #kidlitchat |
| 8:09 pm |
JennBailey: |
Never thought I’d get a kindle till I saw one. I still buy “real” books, but I read more variety because of the Kindle ease. #kidlitchat |
| 8:09 pm |
KD_Miller: |
Vooks: book-video hybrids: http://tinyurl.com/yclft6s #kidlitchat |
| 8:09 pm |
WriterRoss: |
@gregpincus Editors tell us not to do their business (in re: marketing, format, categorizing); I say write best book possible. #kidlitchat |
| 8:09 pm |
EgmontUSA: |
Wondering – of those of you who have some kind of e-reader, do you read a lot more on your reader? Still mainly physical books? #kidlitchat |
| 8:09 pm |
marjorielight: |
Following for the first time: #kidlitchat |
| 8:09 pm |
leewind: |
RT @pvlundqvist: #kidlitchat book delivery will change, but the strategy of ‘tell a good story’ will remain the same. I AGREE! |
| 8:09 pm |
swdillard: |
@leewind Great Point– Music is music, fiction is fiction– the vehicle is less important than the content. #kidlitchat |
| 8:09 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
and though I think the illustrations will look great on ereaders soon enough #kidlitchat |
| 8:09 pm |
HeleneBoudreau: |
I <3 audiobooks & so do my kids but doesn’t decrease the amt of actual reading we do. Dif formats just serve dif purposes IMO #kidlitchat |
| 8:09 pm |
HilaryWagner1: |
RT @pvlundqvist: #kidlitchat book delivery will change, but the strategy of tell a good story will remain the same. #kidlitchat |
| 8:09 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
I think the devices will be pricey for some time #kidlitchat |
| 8:09 pm |
PattyJMurphy: |
As authors/illustrators/editors/agents we have 2 embrace all technology,but I don’t think books in their trad form will go away. #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
kellybarnhill: |
@Becky_Levine #kidlitchat Ha! I still won’t even let my ten year old hold a Kindle. Not since the cellphone-in-the-dish-disposal incident. |
| 8:10 pm |
f_rancesca: |
RT @RebeccAgent: writers and illustrators should focus on writing and illustrating > Love that this is always good advice! #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
MyraMcEntire: |
Yes! RT @PattyJMurphy: There’s nothing like the feel and smell of a good book:) #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
gregpincus: |
@leewind I agree Lee – we’ll still have stories and books. Still, PB sales are down. Is it more than demographics? #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
KateMessner: |
Schools will re-think handing out e-readers the first time one gets dropped in a puddle on the playground. #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
RT @thaliachaltas: Regardless of the delivery method we need to bring stories to the reader! #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
JennBailey: |
I’m hoping Kindle accessory folks will provide a cover that blasts out a bit of dusty old paper smell. can’t wait. #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
debbieohi: |
@Joyce_Lansky I posted a review of a new S&S vook for the iPhone: http://retwt.me/vm1q #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@EgmontUSA I pretty much only read on the e-reader now. If it’s not on kindle, then it’s a lost sale for me #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
and parents won’t want their pb age kinds man handling a 200 buck kindle #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
jeanie_w: |
I think illustrators may have to adjust images to fit screen formats. #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
marybrebner: |
@JennBailey I’m still wary of kindle-but seems great for travel. I read too fast to carry the amt of books I need for wk vacay! #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
Fiction vooks discussed in EW article contain film clips of live action dramatization–good idea? #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
tabithaolson: |
@Becky_Levine Well said!! #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
LoulieArt: |
@gregpincus economy! #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
LiaKeyes: |
@EgmontUSA I use the Kindle iPhone app, audiobooks through iTunes, and physical books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
dosankodebbie: |
Vooks strike me as an extention of the Japan tradition of kamishibai (story boards) http://bit.ly/etY I loved those as a child. #kidlitchat |
| 8:10 pm |
carolgrannick: |
There is a part of reading I associate with touch. Maybe different for younger generations, though… #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
BethanyEdits: |
I’m scared of a library with no printed books! Very sci fi of us. Besides, we read differently on screen than in print #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
WriterRoss: |
@kellybarnhill The song was catchy but perhaps prophecy was not. (But videos are essential–or were in the pre-ITUNES days.) #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@EgmontUSA I wish books would just come out on ereader for full list print price on release date instead of waiting #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
kirstenhubbard: |
@KateMessner true, although I’m sure hardcore rugged e-readers for kids are in the works #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
marcie8: |
I don’t think digital anything will ever completely kill paper. I would however, like to see POD expand #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
@jeanie_w Exactly–there’s a technical problem there. #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
gregpincus: |
@WriterRoss I agree – write the best book. But coming up with 39 Clues, for example, was a writer taking the reins #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
tehawesomersace: |
@EgmontUSA I read more on my Kindle because there’s the instant gratification of buying a book when I want it. I<3 that. #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
CIsenhower: |
If books go down, then I bet they’ll go on super-sale, which means I can finally stock myself a bad-a library! Woohoo! #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
KateMessner: |
I have an e-reader that I use exclusively for manuscript reading – I read paper books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
I happen to love my kindle btw #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
brimeetsbooks: |
I can’t tell you how many people get e-readers and are unaware of HOW they work. I got asked twice today where to buy ebooks. #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
rarararach: |
You guys I have to go.  #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
adamselzer: |
Physical books aren’t going anywhere in our lifetimes, but ebooks are going to get a LOT bigger. Still, who’ll buy em for kids? #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
@gregpincus I don’t think PB is easily transferable to dig like Kindle. Big book pictures are def what my daughter likes. #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
debbieohi: |
In case anyone hasn’t seen the Vook site yet: http://vook.com/ #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
LiaKeyes: |
Books bought for the Kindle app on iPhone are cheaper than print books – a big draw. #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
With my book, there were graphics issues. I had thoughts, suggestions, but someone else DID that. Wouldn’t vook be the same? #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
f_rancesca: |
Electronic media in general are more ephemeral than books/records. More like oral tradition? #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
JennBailey: |
@marybrebner That is exactly why I got one. I’m willing to spring for more variety now too with ebooks costing a fraction #kidlitchat |
| 8:11 pm |
kellybarnhill: |
#kidlitchat I think it’ll make the most difference to those of us who write for teens and tweens. They dig the downloads. |
| 8:12 pm |
swdillard: |
@jeanie_w oh we’re always adjusting to something anyway! #kidlitchat |
| 8:12 pm |
Shelltex: |
I’m so resistant to even think about an eReader. I go in bookstores now and feel all nostalgic already. #kidlitchat |
| 8:12 pm |
crissachappell: |
@marybrebner and kindle is perfect for students who lug around a bunch of heavy books #kidlitchat |
| 8:12 pm |
CynthiaCWillis: |
@KateMessner Wow, is that ever true! And the puddle drop is just the beginning. #kidlitchat |
| 8:12 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
@gregpincus Good point–we need to be thinking of auxillary content, no? #kidlitchat |
| 8:12 pm |
PicturingBooks: |
My son, 1st grade, reads books online now for school. But he also reads many PBs at home. I don’t see that changing. #kidlitchat |
| 8:12 pm |
f_rancesca: |
@rarararach Sorry to see you go — next week? #kidlitchat |
| 8:12 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
@KateMessner Yep! Or when it doesn’t get turned in at the end of the year! #kidlitchat |
| 8:12 pm |
nashworld: |
@KateMessner Mostly agreed. I’d personally stick to tactile objects for fiction for now:http://is.gd/41n3z #kidlitchat |
| 8:12 pm |
truedeadman: |
@EgmontUSA i read on both…..i use the reader for books that are exclusive to the e-book format. paper books are still read #kidlitchat |
| 8:12 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@gregpincus I think assuming digital will never replace paper is like assuming DVD’s will never replace VHS #kidlitchat |
| 8:12 pm |
HilaryWagner1: |
What happened to kids making up the stories in the pictures in their own mind? Do they really need video? C’mon… #kidlitchat |
| 8:12 pm |
marjorielight: |
I scan my PBs & use my projection system for the whole class to see lrgr than life Kids love it Would work with vooks #kidlitchat |
| 8:12 pm |
crissachappell: |
@KateMessner really? I print everything out when I edit #kidlitchat |
| 8:12 pm |
gregpincus: |
@LoulieArt I agree the economy is part of it. Demographics, too. But it could be that there are simply more options, too. #kidlitchat |
| 8:13 pm |
KD_Miller: |
I wonder about the extra costs and logistics of creating videos to imbed in vooks. Will the $ be prohibitive to pubs/readers? #kidlitchat |
| 8:13 pm |
JennBailey: |
Although I love my Kindle I can’t ever see curling up in the Big Chair with a Kidling and reading Good Night Moon on it. #kidlitchat |
| 8:13 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@LiaKeyes but I would pay full print price to have the convenience of reading it on my reader on release date #kidlitchat |
| 8:13 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
@jeanie_w But would that resizing art be illustrator’s job, or would they get specs? Would publisher do that? #kidlitchat |
| 8:13 pm |
Shelltex: |
It’s probably true that teens will embrace them. They text each other in class now instead of passing notes. #kidlitchat |
| 8:13 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
Agreed RT @kellybarnhill: #kidlitchat I think itll make most difference to us who write for teens & tweens. They dig downloads. #kidlitchat |
| 8:13 pm |
marybrebner: |
@crissachappell true! I had a student who was carrying texts as well as three thick “reading books”…he’d be happy w a kindle #kidlitchat |
| 8:13 pm |
leewind: |
#kidlitchat Maybe paper books in future will be only for “special” books (like a PB to share with a kid) & the rest will be e-books |
| 8:13 pm |
adamselzer: |
You COULD do cool things with ebooks. Updatable, hyperlinked annotation would be cool. But I haven’t seen it done well yet. #kidlitchat |
| 8:13 pm |
KayCassidy: |
I feel ancient, but I only read paper books. I’ve considered a reader for non-fiction, but not for fiction. #kidlitchat |
| 8:13 pm |
LiaKeyes: |
What worries me is that my digital purchases aren’t going to last as long as my physical books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:13 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
@tabithaolson Thanks! #kidlitchat |
| 8:13 pm |
sarazarr: |
@KateMessner me, too. after initial novelty of kindle wore off, all I use it for is manuscripts, unless I’m desperate. #kidlitchat |
| 8:13 pm |
tehawesomersace: |
@HilaryWagner1 I agree. People will still want to control how the characters act, move, etc. #kidlitchat |
| 8:14 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
And more options are *good*! We don’t want to lose paper, but more options are good for more people! #kidlitchat |
| 8:14 pm |
debbieohi: |
Forbes posted this article today: “The Coming E-book Boom” http://bit.ly/2CKyF #kidlitchat |
| 8:14 pm |
LoulieArt: |
@gregpincus Yes, I agree… combo. #kidlitchat |
| 8:14 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
@JennBailey I like the image of the book forming a “hug” when reading with child. #kidlitchat |
| 8:14 pm |
tabithaolson: |
I would love an e-reader, but they are so expensive. Both the device and the books. I’d rather go to my local library. #kidlitchat |
| 8:14 pm |
gregpincus: |
@jamieharrington You might be right… but that really didn’t matter to screenwriters. Ancillary content did, though #kidlitchat |
| 8:14 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@Shelltex kids are always at the forefront of tech, and if we want to cater to them, then we have to be as well. #kidlitchat |
| 8:14 pm |
debbieohi: |
RT @jamieharrington: I think assuming digital will never replace paper is like assuming DVDs will never replace VHS #kidlitchat |
| 8:14 pm |
sweetfartsbook: |
Can’t decide if I should put my Indie title on Kindle? #kidlitchat |
| 8:14 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
RT @debbieohi: In case anyone hasnt seen the Vook site yet: http://vook.com/ #kidlitchat |
| 8:14 pm |
CarrieRyanchat: |
@KayCassidy I also still only read paper books — I want an ereader for friends’ mss but don’t know which to buy! #kidlitchat |
| 8:14 pm |
LiaKeyes: |
RT @adamselzer: Updatable, hyperlinked annotation would be cool. But I havent seen it done well yet. Lia: I agree! #kidlitchat |
| 8:14 pm |
marjorielight: |
Our school’s math texts are on CD and online, but I still prefer to read real novels, not electronic #kidlitchat |
| 8:14 pm |
JennBailey: |
Favorite authors get bought in Hard Back. But, Kindle let’s me read more authors. #kidlitchat |
| 8:14 pm |
marybrebner: |
@leewind That future scares me! I love my home library, my shelves groaning with favorite books. Don’t want to go all digital! #kidlitchat |
| 8:15 pm |
tabithaolson: |
Plus, having a computer degree, I know how little it costs to copy/paste files, so the cost of e-books bothers me. #kidlitchat |
| 8:15 pm |
WriterRoss: |
True confession time: I’ve never seen or held a Kindle so I feel awkward passing judgment on something I know nothing about. #kidlitchat |
| 8:15 pm |
CynthiaCWillis: |
Am I the only one who write notes and underlines in her books? I don’t think that’s possible in a Kindle. #kidlitchat |
| 8:15 pm |
EgmontGal: |
But my books deteriorate, get moldy and faded, etc. I read Edgar Sawtelle on my kindle no problem. #kidlitchat |
| 8:15 pm |
gregpincus: |
@tehawesomersace @hilarywagner1 Yet can a more literal “control” of characters be possible in a digital format? #kidlitchat |
| 8:15 pm |
carolgrannick: |
Same here. Love to hold a book RT KayCassidy I feel ancient, but I only read paper books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:15 pm |
CIsenhower: |
Oh no! My toddler got out of bed, went to the fridge, and started feeding the dogs blue icing. Yikes! Lil blue paws everywhere! #kidlitchat |
| 8:15 pm |
Shelltex: |
Part of the appeal of a book is the quietness of reading. THat would be lost if video were incorporated into all. #kidlitchat |
| 8:15 pm |
CynthiaCWillis: |
@JennBailey That’s a really interesting point. #kidlitchat |
| 8:15 pm |
EgmontUSA: |
Ok throwing out one other thing – anyone here use DailyLit? Serialized digital delivery of books in nice bite-sized chunks? #kidlitchat |
| 8:15 pm |
sabrosen: |
RT @tabithaolson #kidlitchat |
| 8:15 pm |
JennBailey: |
@bonnieadamson I sooo agree! You can’t snuggle well with a Kindle. And kids LOVE to flip pages about which you can’t do with a K #kidlitchat |
| 8:15 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
I can see that, Jenn. RT @JennBailey: Favorite authors get bought in Hard Back. But, Kindle lets me read more authors. #kidlitchat |
| 8:15 pm |
Daeanarah: |
#kidlitchat Wait i still watch shows on VHS tapes.just record from dvd onto vhs.cheaper to replace vhs tapes than dvds-kids are hard on them |
| 8:15 pm |
tehawesomersace: |
Perhaps the reason paper books will never truly go away are 1) price 2) romanticism surrounding paper books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:15 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
I read just paper books. But I’m learning to do a lot more manuscript work on my computer, so who knows… #kidlitchat |
| 8:15 pm |
JessieHarrell: |
@CynthiaCWillis actually it is – you can make digi notes on Kindle #kidlitchat |
| 8:16 pm |
debbieohi: |
I’ve read dozens of e-books on my iPhone. I prefer paper but for sheer portability, it’s wonderful. #kidlitchat |
| 8:16 pm |
lisa_schroeder: |
@WriterRoss I haven’t held one either. Haven’t even seen one up close, actually! #kidlitchat |
| 8:16 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@debbieohi thanks! It just bothers me that we act like paper books will always be around. #kidlitchat |
| 8:16 pm |
leewind: |
@debbieohi Cool article, debbie! thanks for sharing it! #kidlitchat |
| 8:16 pm |
EgmontGal: |
@CynthiaCWillis yes, you can write notes and underline in a kindle. i do it all the time. not saying it’s a perfect device #kidlitchat |
| 8:16 pm |
LauraHamor: |
I wish all the college textbooks were electronic.prices are ridiculous and they are outdated in only months$150 for 1math book. #kidlitchat |
| 8:16 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
we shouldn’t fear electronic books. If done right it can expand readership. #kidlitchat |
| 8:16 pm |
DanyelleLeafty: |
@tabithaolson I know. I would have thought they’d be a lot cheaper than a physical copy. #kidlitchat |
| 8:16 pm |
tehawesomersace: |
@gregpincus Wouldn’t that be a video game? #kidlitchat |
| 8:16 pm |
KayCassidy: |
@CarrieRyanchat That’s my stumbling block too! So many to choose from and no time to research them. #kidlitchat |
| 8:16 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
We need to make sure the value of the content remains. #kidlitchat |
| 8:16 pm |
swdillard: |
@lisa_schroeder me neither.. #kidlitchat |
| 8:16 pm |
LiaKeyes: |
I can loan a book to a friend, but I can’t loan my iPhone. #kidlitchat |
| 8:16 pm |
CarrieRyanchat: |
@tehawesomersace also you can drop them in the bath and now be out so much money #kidlitchat |
| 8:16 pm |
debbieohi: |
@JennBailey I snuggle with my iPhone e-books! (oo that would look bad taken out of context) #kidlitchat |
| 8:16 pm |
jeanie_w: |
@Becky_Levine Display dimensions vary. Compositions could end up cropped or stretched if not designed for each screen. #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
jamieharrington: |
Paper will be replaced with a digital format, it’s changed before–stone tablet–scroll–hardback–paperback #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
malindalo: |
ITA RT @tehawesomersace: Perhaps reason paper books will never truly go away are 1 price 2 romanticism surrounding paper books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
Daeanarah: |
#kidlitchat I like holding a book to read hence backpack only for books. No ebook readers or laptop, too many chances to have stolen or lost |
| 8:17 pm |
PattyJMurphy: |
RT @HilaryWagner1 What happened to kids making up the stories…in their own mind…<Fostering imagination is sooo impt!> #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
writereader: |
I would rather have paper books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
JessieHarrell: |
@JennBailey love my kindle, but wouldn’t consider it for PBs. #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
amithaknight: |
almost forgot #kidlitchat! |
| 8:17 pm |
EgmontGal: |
Actually, I don’t love writing in my books but i have no problem doing that on a kindle. a kindle is hard to flip through… #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
marybrebner: |
May have to invest in a Kindle. I DO love my home library, but love technology, too. And I read fast…instant book=yahoo! #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
and that the content is not compromised. Especially the contribution of illustrators #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
gregpincus: |
@tehawesomersace I don’t see kids having that romanticism. And price of product won’t be the key – but of readers, etc. #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
sharifwrites: |
Years ago I couldn’t read a book in pdf at all, but now my eyes are getting used to it. Maybe a Kindle for me in the future. #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
DanyelleLeafty: |
@marybrebner Me too! I love being surrounded by books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
I am allfor expand readership! RT @RebeccAgent: we shouldnt fear electronic books. If done right it can expand readership. #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
I don’t mind NF and ephemera on electronic device–but want a work of fiction I can KEEP, and hold. #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
KatGirl_Studio: |
“how to” books on e-readers would be so much better. I hate having to hold them open while I do something. #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
debbieohi: |
I envy those of you with a Kindle. No wireless Kindle service here in Canada yet. #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
DanyelleLeafty: |
RT @RebeccAgent: We need to make sure the value of the content remains. Yes! #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
tabithaolson: |
@DanyelleLeafty That was my expectation, too, but they usually cost the same, sometimes more, than a paperback copy. #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
HeleneBoudreau: |
@jamieharrington I’m with you. The trees…think of the treeeees… #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
CynthiaCWillis: |
@JessieHarrell Ahh! Thank you for the insight! #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
@LiaKeyes Lia, you could TOTALLY loan your iphone to me! #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
f_rancesca: |
RT @tehawesomersace: @gregpincus Wouldnt that be a video game? > Or an entirely new form of storytelling. #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
adamselzer: |
ebooks haven’t hit as fast as mp3s cos music changes formats constntly already. Books have barely changed in 500 years (til now) #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
EgmontGal: |
Good point about the bathtub! Also, I am 49–like how easy it is to increase type size on a kindle #kidlitchat |
| 8:17 pm |
CarrieRyanchat: |
@KayCassidy or that in a month a new better model will be out and I’ll wish I’d waited #kidlitchat |
| 8:18 pm |
sabrosen: |
I don’t know anyone who has a Kindle or e-reader except agents, writers, and editors #kidlitchat |
| 8:18 pm |
malindalo: |
@gregpincus They will have that romanticism if we indoctrinate them properly #kidlitchat |
| 8:18 pm |
leewind: |
@JennBailey A kid could touch the button to make the page advance, but yeah – not as snuggly. (but, think of early B&W TV) #kidlitchat |
| 8:18 pm |
kellybarnhill: |
There’s no doubt that e-readers are revolutionizing how kids read in schools. but ebooks can’t be loaned or shared like paper #kidlitchat |
| 8:18 pm |
KD_Miller: |
@liaKeyes I can loan a book to a friend, but I can’t loan my iPhone. <– Could be a good thing for author sales, no? #kidlitchat |
| 8:18 pm |
CynthiaCWillis: |
@EgmontGal That’s great to know. I’m not giving up my scribbling! #kidlitchat |
| 8:18 pm |
carolgrannick: |
No question that ecological issues require less paper books, more digital. #kidlitchat |
| 8:18 pm |
JennBailey: |
I have finished 1 book, shopped for, downloaded and started another book all while in the carpool line at kids school. Dangerous #kidlitchat |
| 8:18 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
@jeanie_w Do you get specs like that, tho, ahead of time for paper illustrations? #kidlitchat |
| 8:18 pm |
gregpincus: |
@LiaKeyes But what if you could loan or give a file = loaning a book. #kidlitchat |
| 8:18 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
@KatGirl_Studio Agree–vooks seem made for cook books, etc. #kidlitchat |
| 8:18 pm |
WriterRoss: |
@EgmontUSA Yes I did and yes I do! Read narrative of Sojourner Truth #kidlitchat |
| 8:18 pm |
debbieohi: |
@DanyelleLeafty I love being surrounded by books but when space is an issue, I’d rather have MORE books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:18 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@gregpincus #kidlitchat I agree with that, and we the writer shouldn’t worry about what FORMAT our writing comes to people in either. |
| 8:18 pm |
f_rancesca: |
Has anyone read Neil Stephenson’s The Diamond Age? The ‘Primer’ in that is an interactive, instructive growing e-book. #kidlitchat |
| 8:18 pm |
marcie8: |
I buy more e-books than paper. I can get them instantly rather than waiting for delivery or for a time I can get to the store #kidlitchat |
| 8:18 pm |
PattyJMurphy: |
But, aren’t there books that you just want to own–put in your bookshelf, cradle…I don’t think I am the only one:) #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
EllaPress: |
I think so too–> RT @writereader I would rather have paper books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
marybrebner: |
@sabrosen I have some friends who have them & love them, esp. when they travel, so don’t have to pack so many books #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@HeleneBoudreau exactly. If we can do something for the cheaper, and more enviro-friendly, then why not? #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
WriterRoss: |
@EgmontUSA (referring to DAILY LIT via e-mail) #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
KayCassidy: |
@CarrieRyanchat Gah, yes. I’m famous for that. (D’oh!) And also, shudder on the bathtub. Excellent point. #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
JessieHarrell: |
@kellybarnhill isn’t that better for authors? (e-books not being shared) #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
tehawesomersace: |
@gregpincus I disagree on romanticism…plenty of folks my age collect LPs, and I grew up at the end of the cassette age… #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
@bonnieadamson Tactile sense is very important to ownership. If you hold an item 17 sec, you more likely to buy it – true stat! #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
EgmontGal: |
Joan de Mayo, head of sales for Random House kids, says critical mass in ebooks for kids will happen when schools adopt them #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
amithaknight: |
i love my kindle. i don’t read as much on it as i when i first got it, b/c so many books i want to read aren’t available #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
HilaryWagner1: |
@egmontgal Exactly! I think it’s a conspiracy with Pearl Vision! #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
sharifwrites: |
@PattyJMurphy You’re not alone. I love the look and feel of a book. #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
malindalo: |
@jamieharrington Sometimes format makes a difference. Eg writing for web is truly diff than writing for print. #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
@f_rancesca But Captain Picard kept books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
JennBailey: |
@EgmontGal I feel the same! Can’t write in a paper book. I make notes all the time in the Kindle, highlight favorite lines, etc #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
gregpincus: |
@jamieharrington To me, this isn’t a format issue so much as “can we use these tools in new ways” issue #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
debbieohi: |
@kellybarnhill There are e-book lending libraries out there, but it’s not thing same thing:http://www.libwise.com/knowbetter/ #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
I’ve received a manuscript from a client on my BBerry at the gate at Laguardia emailed to my kindle and read on plane #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@JennBailey yes Jenn! and when I read a series, I download them simultaneously. #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
EgmontUSA: |
@WriterRoss It feels a little like melding the modern w/ Dickens to me, but in this twitter age it make so much sense. #kidlitchat |
| 8:19 pm |
DanyelleLeafty: |
@debbieohi *grin* I tend to forget about space issues when I’m in the book store. >.< #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
writers should love kindles for that #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
CarrieRyanchat: |
@jamieharrington I agree though I do think that format dictates how we can take advantage of different mediums #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
LiaKeyes: |
@gregpincus I don’t think the publishers are likely to allow file loaning. But that would solve the problem. #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
kellybarnhill: |
And remember, kids don’t buy their own books – it’s parents and librarians. Building readership requires secondary swapping. #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
amithaknight: |
@f_rancesca i read that book recently. i want one of those primers i wished the novel concentrated on it more. #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
Daeanarah: |
#kidlitchat, I wonder if the netbook is meant to replace the iphone…lol |
| 8:20 pm |
EgmontGal: |
@JennBailey yes! Besides ms’s, so great/awful to be able to download instantly when I read a review or am stuck on bus. #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
tabithaolson: |
@gregpincus I have borrowed/loaned book pdf files to friends. Same as loaning them a copy, in my view. #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
debbieohi: |
@f_rancesca A Diamond Age is one of my “comfort books.” LOVE the idea of interactive paper. #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@gregpincus #kidlitchat And, ereaders won’t be uber expensive forever. In three years they’ll be twenty bucks a piece. |
| 8:20 pm |
sharifwrites: |
@PattyJMurphy But in the future I might change…I might adore an e-reader just as much. #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
leewind: |
@EgmontUSA daily bite-sized chunks of books (digital or not) sounds like serializing ! That’s as old as Dickens! #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
Dang, got kicked off tweetchat! Hello again. #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
WriterRoss: |
@lisa_schroeder I am intrigued by anything new but.. I can barely afford a real book these days. <g> #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
KatGirl_Studio: |
@bonnieadamson I was thinking art books since i can’t cook but those would be a great idea too #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
Shelltex: |
I think of books as accessories to my home. I’m so not a minimalist. I like bookshelves overflowing with books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
tehawesomersace: |
@CarrieRyanchat LOL…true! Baths are rough on Kindles. #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
@gregpincus The key will be controlling content, don’t you think? #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
EgmontGal: |
I was about to look for the booker prize winner on my kindle. Going on vacay to far east in january, it would be perfect #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
TessDickenson: |
RT @BonnieAdamson: I don’t mind NF & ephemera on electronic device-but want work of fiction I can KEEP & hold. #kidlitchat :::absolutely!::: |
| 8:20 pm |
malindalo: |
Yes RT @CarrieRyanchat: I do think that format dictates how we can take advantage of different mediums #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
kellybarnhill: |
@JessieHarrell Not if their friends can’t read it. Who cares about sales if no one’s reading the books? #kidlitchat |
| 8:20 pm |
gregpincus: |
At the moment, cost of readers is a problem. Sent to school with kindles? Heck, lunchboxes get lost daily! #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@malindalo #kidlitchat but it doesn’t HAVE to be. I think we just need a standardized ebook format to solve those problems |
| 8:21 pm |
rj_anderson: |
I usually love gadgets, but for some reason just haven’t felt excited by the Kindle et al. Can see the usefulness of them, tho. #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
lisa_schroeder: |
It’s so weird to think that in 100 years, a paper book might be looked at like vinyl records are now. #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
JennBailey: |
@leewind True! Did you ever have to get off the couch to change to one of three channels? I did *dates herself* #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
LoulieArt: |
guess all the used bookstores will be hating this trend. I give them a ton of online business. books = obsession. #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
f_rancesca: |
RT @bonnieadamson: @f_rancesca But Captain Picard kept books. > So true! Both (all) forms have their place & unique function. #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
debbieohi: |
@DanyelleLeafty Me too! But then I come back to my home office. Plus I hate getting rid of books. I’m a book packrat. #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
littlefluffycat: |
@EgmontGal She’s probably right. They’re not far, they expect kids to have computers/net access. Will have to provide, for some. #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@tehawesomersace I just put mine in a plastic bag #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
EgmontGal: |
@LiaKeyes @gregpincus publishers would file sharing will make the books way too easy to duplicate, no? #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
WriterRoss: |
@EgmontUSA Yes! That’s it. That serialized , old-fashioned magazine feeling. I looked forward to my daily chunk of Sojourner ! #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
tabithaolson: |
But if an e-book is low-priced, it will be no big deal to just pay for it instead of pirate/borrow it. #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
LiaKeyes: |
Are e-books elitist? Will the gap between the haves and have-nots widen? #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
jeanie_w: |
@Becky_Levine If e-readers aren’t made in one standard size, illustrators may need to create more than one set of images. #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
EgmontGal: |
I mean publishers WORRY about 10 people or more sharing one file, except at libraries #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
carolgrannick: |
What is it about fiction that makes us want to hold it close? #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
LoulieArt: |
@Shelltex Yes, books are my Great Collection, too. #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
@bonnieadamson I was just thinking how star treky it all feels! #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
RT @Shelltex: I think of books as accessories. Im so not a minimalist. I like bookshelves overflowing with books.<–Me, too! #kidlitchat |
| 8:21 pm |
f_rancesca: |
@debbieohi One of my comfort books too. I adore the whole idea of a book that grows with me, weaves into me and I into it. #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
malindalo: |
@jamieharrington I think taking advantage of diff formats means writing in diff ways. Not better/worse, but diff. #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
EgmontUSA: |
@leewind It IS serialization. But in the Twitter age when “no one has time to read” small chunks kinda makes sense. #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
EgmontGal: |
@rj_anderson have you tried the kindle ? Like @sarazarr, not all people love them, but I am really really glad to have mine. #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
tehawesomersace: |
@jamieharrington Good idea. Wonder if Amazon is working on a waterproof cover? #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
RT @thaliachaltas: Tactile sense is important to ownership. If you hold an item 17 sec, you more likely to buy it – true stat! #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
debbieohi: |
@bonnieadamson @f_rancesca LOL! I have a Patrick Stewart literacy poster up on my office wall. *swoon* #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
KayCassidy: |
@Shelltex I’m with you. I love seeing the books on my keeper shelves b/c they remind me why I’m a writer. They inspire me. #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
JennBailey: |
@leewind And Alexander MacCall Smith is doing it now in the Edinburg papers with his 44 Scotland street series. #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
DanyelleLeafty: |
@debbieohi *high five* Rather than food storage, I have book storage. :p #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
malindalo: |
Yes until technology improves RT @LiaKeyes: Are e-books elitist? Will the gap between the haves and have-nots widen? #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
amithaknight: |
@LiaKeyes no. i think the e-books will get cheaper eventually. #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
LiaKeyes: |
Will e-books WORSEN already falling literacy? #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@tehawesomersace #kidlitchat see that would be a great idea… because we ALL read in the bath!! |
| 8:22 pm |
zoe_walton: |
I read ebooks on my iPhone but I still have to buy the paper version if I love it #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
WriterRoss: |
@jamieharrington And now I am singing “They can’t take that away from me..” (Take my children. Not my books.) <g> #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
JessieHarrell: |
@LiaKeyes it’s only a matter of time before they become required for all kids, like a computer #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
CarrieRyanchat: |
@EgmontGal when I had a PDF review copy of my book I was afraid to send it out that it would get passed around too easily #kidlitchat |
| 8:22 pm |
tabithaolson: |
@EgmontGal There are ways to put a time limit on the license. My local library does this with ebook downloads. #kidlitchat |
| 8:23 pm |
KatGirl_Studio: |
@gregpincus maybe they should have kindles built into the tables #kidlitchat |
| 8:23 pm |
PattyJMurphy: |
RT @sharifwrites But in the future I might change. I might adore an e-reader just as much. <Like a new addition to the family?> #kidlitchat |
| 8:23 pm |
EgmontGal: |
I’m not saying we don’t all love our actual books. I mean love them. check out my twitter background if you doubt me #kidlitchat |
| 8:23 pm |
KateMessner: |
@gregpincus Also an issue surrounding cost of e-readers w/ the haves & have-nots. We already see a gap in academic achievement. #kidlitchat |
| 8:23 pm |
f_rancesca: |
RT @debbieohi: @DanyelleLeafty > Plus I hate getting rid of books. Im a book packrat. > Me and my family too. Books everywhere. #kidlitchat |
| 8:23 pm |
debbieohi: |
I do admit I get way more excited about new paper books than e-books. Picked up my copy of CANDOR today. #kidlitchat |
| 8:23 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@malindalo That’s very true. Web writing and texting and twitter all have their place. #kidlitchat |
| 8:23 pm |
adamselzer: |
@list_schroeder practically EVERYTHING we have now will probably be looked at in 100 years like vinyl records are now. #kidlitchat |
| 8:23 pm |
gregpincus: |
@EgmontGal File sharing is a huge issue. Some bands have sold their album or let you download for free. It’s worked.. But books? #kidlitchat |
| 8:23 pm |
JessieHarrell: |
@LiaKeyes I would hope the opposite. kids love tech. if reading becomes cool again through tech, could HELP literacy #kidlitchat |
| 8:23 pm |
LiaKeyes: |
@jamieharrington I do LOVE being able to download a book I’m keen to read on the very day of its release, w/o leaving my home. #kidlitchat |
| 8:23 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
@debbieohi I’m glad I’m not the only one w/ a Patrick Stewart fixation! #kidlitchat |
| 8:23 pm |
CarrieRyanchat: |
@LiaKeyes I actually think we’ve seen more literacy with email and websites – more kids read than stare at TV (my personal op) #kidlitchat |
| 8:23 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@WriterRoss haha I am SURE people said that about their stone tablets… #kidlitchat |
| 8:23 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
Think of all the room in my house if I had just one kindle shelf but no books… waaaah! #kidlitchat |
| 8:23 pm |
debbieohi: |
@DanyelleLeafty *high five back* Books are way more important than food! #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@LiaKeyes #kidlitchat I totally agree. and I love that I can read it on my phone! |
| 8:24 pm |
amithaknight: |
I like that my kindle can make the font bigger and make it so there are fewer words per page for tougher reads (swann’s way ugh) #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
rj_anderson: |
Obvs Kindles are fantastic for people who travel a lot. Not being one of those people, I prefer my dead tree format. #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
peg366: |
RT@debbieohi One of my comfort books too. I adore the whole idea of a book that grows with me, weaves into me and I into it. #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
JennBailey: |
@LiaKeyes Don’t think it will worsen literacy. It may promote when they make more books available, faster at cheaper prices #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
kellybarnhill: |
@EgmontGal IThey shouldn’t. Cities with the highest library usage have the highest book sales. Read for free, then buy. #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
CynthiaCWillis: |
RT @carolgrannick: What is it about fiction that makes us want to hold it close? GOOD QUESTION! #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
of course I love paper books too. I love having the choice to read either way. #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
rj_anderson: |
@bonnieadamson No, definitely not the only one. Tea, Earl Grey, hot. #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
ninaberry: |
Picture books are a ways off from being eread – the Kindle just can’t repro the lovely illustrations. But it will. #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
sharifwrites: |
@LiaKeyes Scary…I hope not. #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
CarrieRyanchat: |
@debbieohi (Candor is AWESOME – LOVED it) #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
EgmontGal: |
I’m just saying that books and ebooks co exist happily and comfortably in my life. I can always use more storage space for books #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
DanyelleLeafty: |
@JessieHarrell I hope so too! #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@gregpincus I agree, file sharing IS a problem… and I don’t have a solution. But I wish we did. #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
@jeanie_w Got it! #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
KayCassidy: |
Wild! RT @lisa_schroeder: It’s so weird to think that in 100 years, a paper book might be looked at like vinyl records are now. #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
malindalo: |
I never thought I’d get to this place but I’m starting to have Kindle envy! #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
debbieohi: |
@bonnieadamson Dear lord, yes. One of my Patrick Stewart fangirl songs made it into a TV Guide Collector ed. #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
LoulieArt: |
@f_rancesca Oh yes… even hard to part w/ mags. #kidlitchat |
| 8:24 pm |
leewind: |
@EgmontUSA one reason I love audio books is I can listen in the car – stolen reading time! #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
vooktv: |
@JennBailey can’t remember who said this but: books you add to your collection- physical, the one-time reads: electronic #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
emilytastic: |
@thaliachaltas I would miss all the books! They are like my security blanket! #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
@debbieohi Books are the only thing I don’t feel guilty for indulging . . . so I indulge. #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
crissachappell: |
@KayCassidy sometimes I use petals/leaves as bookmarks…and when I crack open an old paperback I find little treasures #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
Shelltex: |
Of course I remember when I didn’t want to give up my IBM Selectric typewriter, too. #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
ninaberry: |
Amazon’s monopoly with the Kindle worries me a bit. But hopefully more models will emerge and make them even better. #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
DanyelleLeafty: |
@debbieohi Amen! Food lasts for a moment. Books (collections of thoughts) are forever.  #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
CarrieRyanchat: |
@gregpincus I think bands have a much wider audience than individual books (I’d imagine the numbers would be way diff b/w 2) #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
EgmontGal: |
@gregpincus cory doctorow’s little brother is available for free and for sale and yet,weirdly, the hard copy sells #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
JennBailey: |
RT @EgmontGal: Im just saying that books and ebooks co exist happily and comfortably in my life. I agree!! #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@ninaberry I comepletely agree. But, if apple takes a crack at the ereader, then I have to wonder how far e-pic books are. #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
zoe_walton: |
Me too. RT @EgmontGal books and ebooks coexist happily and comfortably in my life. I can always use more storage space for books #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
rj_anderson: |
I think file sharing is much more potentially hurtful to authors than musicians. #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
debbieohi: |
@CarrieRyanchat I was disappointed when my local kids’ bkstore didn’t have CANDOR so ordered it. They called today, yay! #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
@debbieohi Oh, we all need that poster! #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
dawnmetcalf: |
@gregpincus @EgmontGal Quick note re: music file sharing: it takes a heck of a lot longer to write a book than a song. #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
f_rancesca: |
Kindles etcetera need not be a replacement but an extension. Yet another form of literary delivery. #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
chasingray: |
Another thing though is the ability to pass books around for years – can’t do that with e-reader titles #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
amithaknight: |
i think printed books will become prettier and more expensive. #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
Daeanarah: |
#kidlitchat @JennBailey i think that’s why they have remote controls so that you don’t needto get upto change channel.yeah I use to getup to |
| 8:25 pm |
PattyJMurphy: |
RT @debbieohi @DanyelleLeafty *high five back* Books are way more important than food! <For many of us, BOOKS are our food:)> #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
tehawesomersace: |
Come to the dark side! LOL RT @malindalo: I never thought Id get to this place but Im starting to have Kindle envy! #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
littlefluffycat: |
@gregpincus remember the desks in Ender’s Game? Will be like that, I think. For school use, anyway. #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
marybrebner: |
So, do we need to change the way we look at books? Serialization/small chunks a new way to go? Worked for Dickens! #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@LoulieArt Now, see I haven’t picked up a magazine since I got an iphone. Why would I? #kidlitchat |
| 8:25 pm |
SuePinto: |
@bonnieadamson “Make it so.” Favorite line of Jean Luc’s. #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
@rj_anderson heehee–drinking my Earl Grey as we speak! #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
RT @EgmontGal: @gregpincus cory doctorows little brother is available for free and for sale and yet,weirdly, the hard copy sells #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
gregpincus: |
Piracy is a concern. But Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother and @neilhimself’s Graveyard Book are free online… and still selling. #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
f_rancesca: |
@bonnieadamson @debbieohi I want to BE Captain Picard when I grow up. And get much smarter. And English. And better looking. #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
WriterRoss: |
@Joyce_Lansky I don’t feel so out of it now. <g> #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
vooktv: |
@CynthiaCWillis you can take notes in a Kindle. that’s why that kid sued Amazon when he lost 1984 – his notes were gone #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
JennBailey: |
@vooktv You said it perfectly!! #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
emilytastic: |
@rj_anderson I agree. Musicians make most of their money on merch & tours. #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
brimeetsbooks: |
A Kindle can’t travel the world, and bear traces of all who owned it before you. #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
@LiaKeyes Learning specialist could answer this, but I think some kids, for some reason, read more happily on screen than paper. #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
@egmontgal I do not think that books should be given away online #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
Daeanarah: |
#kidlitchat well maybe they can rent out kindles you know like video stores use to rent out vcr’s, dvd players. its too expensive now for me |
| 8:26 pm |
EgmontGal: |
I think teens will embrace ebooks because as a teen, I would have liked being able to access many of my fave books at any time #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
tabithaolson: |
@EgmontGal I think Cory and Neil are marketing geniuses with that free giveaway. #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
@debbieohi That is SO COOL!! You are IN the Star Trek universe–so jealous. #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
kellybarnhill: |
@EgmontGal Not just him. Small Beer Press has been doing the same thing, and successfully. #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
JessieHarrell: |
@debbieohi am reading CANDOR now – it’s great #kidlitchat |
| 8:26 pm |
LoulieArt: |
@jamieharrington gotta love an iphone. #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
WriterRoss: |
@jamieharrington I know. I’m turning to The Last of the Cavewomen. #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
marjorielight: |
Going on ebay to buy tchotchke, now that I might have bookless shelves… #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
EgmontGal: |
@gregpincus The Graveyard book is free online? Really? #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
we can’t go the way of newspapers and magazines who give away content online #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
CarrieRyanchat: |
@gregpincus I’ve bought many books I could get for free online – just easier for me to have the book #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
KayCassidy: |
I would love a reader for non-fic though b/c that’s so interactive for me. Notes, bookmarking… very usable for my lifestyle. #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
@vooktv Thanks for joining the discussion! #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
rj_anderson: |
Musicians can use file sharing to sell albums and concert tickets. If an author’s book is pirated… that’s it. #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
gregpincus: |
@EgmontGal And Graveyard Book.It’s not weird. They are writers with platforms and fans. People want to support them. #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
amithaknight: |
RT @JennBailey: RT @EgmontGal: Im just saying that books & ebooks co exist happily and comfortably in my life. I agree! – me 2! #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
zoe_walton: |
@gregpincus You’d need a very strong online platform to make it work, as Doctorow and Gaiman have. #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
debbieohi: |
@Becky_Levine A librarian gave me that Patrick Stewart literacy poster after my music group did a kids’ concert. #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
DanyelleLeafty: |
@PattyJMurphy Yes! Books are a wonderful source of nutrients. O:) #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
chasingray: |
@gregpincus I think people “test drive” them online and then buy copies for themselves or others. #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
There’s bound to be transition time toward ebooks. It won’t happen all at once. And then – back to oral tradition? #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
EgmontGal: |
@jamieharrington interestingly, magazines kind of suck on a kindle. at least, newsweek does. #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
dawnmetcalf: |
RT @bonnieadamson @debbieohi That is SO COOL!! You are IN the Star Trek universe–so jealous. #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@brimeetsbooks but that’s silly… we can’t hold onto OLD books just because they travel the world. LOL #kidlitchat |
| 8:27 pm |
irasocol: |
@gregpincus why would schools waste money on kindles when cheaper phones do same things-and much more? #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@LoulieArt I love that you can read on iphone OR kindle and they sync up! #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
f_rancesca: |
RT @marjorielight: Going on ebay to buy tchotchke, now that I might have bookless shelves… > HA! A run on tchotchke will ensue #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
jemifraser: |
@SuePinto @bonnieadamson I had to step out & missed a bunch – love all the TNG references! #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
debbieohi: |
Wow, chat’s going by extra fast. Always fun trying to keep up. #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
vooktv: |
@KatGirl_Studio have you see our non-fic titles? how-to’s with video and text – no need to hold them open #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
peg366: |
RT @SuePinto: @bonnieadamson “Make it so.” Favorite line of Jean Luc’s. #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
PattyJMurphy: |
RT @RebeccAgent we can’t go the way of newspapers and magazines who give away content online #kidlitchat <Amen!> #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
sharifwrites: |
@PattyJMurphy If I become addicted to it, yes. #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
KayCassidy: |
@crissachappell I love that! Memories go with that too. It’s more of an experience. #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
emilytastic: |
@thaliachaltas As a bookseller I’m terrified of ebooks. I think it’s going to kill brick & mortar stores. #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
kparra: |
I agree. Teens are about what’s new in tech. & getting a book quickly is cool. @EgmontGal I think teens will embrace ebooks #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
WriterRoss: |
RT @carolgrannick: What is it about fiction that makes us want to hold it close? #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
KateMessner: |
@EgmontGal Yep- @neilhimself reads every chapter in a series of videos. #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
lights_aurora: |
I get almost violent at the thought of paper books going “out of style”, it makes me sick. HOWEVER, I do want a Kindle. #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
leewind: |
@amithaknight I agree with that – very soon printed books will be “special” and ebooks will be “regular” #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
@EgmontGal I think this may be where we’re going-co-existance, not replacement. #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
tabithaolson: |
Let’s not forget Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He put his work up for sale before it was published, and look how successful he is now! #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
EgmontGal: |
@JessieHarrell thanks for saying that Candor is great! We like it a lot, too, don’t we, @EgmontUSA? #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@EgmontGal no, I agree that they suck… but why do I need a magazine when I have a 3g network? #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
mgbuehrlen: |
Finally made it home! Time for #kidlitchat |
| 8:28 pm |
JessieHarrell: |
I love Kindle b/c I get free sample and don’t have to invest time & $ in book I don’t like… would have bought in bookstore #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
amithaknight: |
the most popular e-book downloads are romance novels (books you might be too embarrassed to read when people can see the cover) #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
CherylRainfield: |
agreed @JennBailey: RT @EgmontGal: Im just saying that books & ebooks co exist happily and comfortably in my life. #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
JennBailey: |
@thaliachaltas Already happening. Kindles will read to you I use that function when I can’t put it down but need to cook #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
jemifraser: |
I’m a teacher & can’t see schools buying ereaders – we don’t even have funding for new books most of the time! #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
LoulieArt: |
I think it’s a personality thing. Some people are book people, and some are techno people. And some are a mix. – tech wannabe #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
maniaclibrarian: |
ACK! @lisa_schroeder It’s so weird to think that in 100 years, a paper book might be looked at like vinyl records are now. #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
DDHearn: |
@bonnieadamson What’s this about Star Trek? and Kindle? And paper books? I just got here. #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
EgmontGal: |
@debbieohi re. speed of chat, I just try to catch some it! #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
debbieohi: |
@dawnmetcalf LOL! I can tell I’m with writers. Many others give me a weird “you are SUCH a nerd” look. Here, I’m cool. #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
tabithaolson: |
Let’s not forget Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He put his work up for free before it was published, and look how successful he is now! #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
bonnieadamson: |
@EgmontGal Unfortunately, Newsweek is not so great-looking IRL any more: very cheap paper, etc. #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
EgmontUSA: |
I love the ease of Kindle to iPhone (and back) but I’m still addicted to that book smell. . . . #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@EgmontGal #kidlitchat yeah he did it as sort of an experiment… he tweeted the other day that it’s still a best seller and still free … |
| 8:29 pm |
debbieohi: |
Totally agree–> RT @leewind: I agree with that – very soon printed books will be “special” and ebooks will be “regular” #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
@emilytastic I hear you. Love brick and morter stores… #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
RebeccAgent: |
samples are fine, actually great, as promotion…a chapter, not a book #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
Andthencamelola: |
RT @malindalo: I never thought I’d get to this place but I’m starting to have Kindle envy! #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
crissachappell: |
@rj_anderson When Radiohead released In Rainbows online…they did a pick-your-own price for music downloads. #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
mgbuehrlen: |
So what’s the topic? Ebooks? #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
KateMessner: |
@kparra There was apparently some discussion at NEIBA this week about indie booksellers exploring ideas w/ e-books. #kidlitchat |
| 8:29 pm |
chasingray: |
There’s a huge income line on e-books and paper books however – which Sherman Alexie has made quite clear when discussing this. #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
WriterRoss: |
@EgmontGal I want to smush my face into your Twitter page. I love that image. #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
leewind: |
RT @EgmontGal: I think teens will embrace ebooks because as a teen, #kidlitchat And my backpack was HEAVY! |
| 8:30 pm |
megsterr: |
is the customer support enough to make schools comfortable with kindles, what happens when they break? paper books don’t break. #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
thaliachaltas: |
@JennBailey You cook?! I’m coming over for oral tradition and dinnah! #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
johnlechner: |
Some companies are inventing flexible paper-like screens, which could change the whole ebook industry. #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
amithaknight: |
@emilytastic i think that’s a very understandable fear. my local bookstore also sells ebooks, but at a higher price than amazon #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
kellybarnhill: |
@RebeccAgent But if the online givaways lead to sales, why not? The issue is building readership, and adding value . #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@brimeetsbooks and that’s cool… but then again so is my great great grandmother’s changing table for the same reason #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
jeanie_w: |
@Becky_Levine I hope paper books don’t get edged out of existence because ebooks are cheaper to publish. #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
Becky_Levine: |
@debbieohi Nice librarian! #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
emilytastic: |
@thaliachaltas Me too! And what about author tours. Who signs a kindle?! #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
BethanyEdits: |
Do Kindles hurt ur eyeballs? Can u read a long time on them? R they like iPhone screens? #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
DanyelleLeafty: |
RT @LoulieArt: I think its a personality thing. Some people are book people, and some are techno people. And some are a mix. #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
adamselzer: |
problem with phone readings is still screen size – tried it enough to know it’ll always be a pain compared with a bigger screen #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
LoulieArt: |
@JennBailey Kindles will read to you?? NOW I might get one. LOVE audiobooks. Who knew. -Dark Ages #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
gregpincus: |
@irasocol I can’t imagine they’d waste money on high end readers. But reading on a phone is still not the same #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
lights_aurora: |
My reasons: Books I’m pretty sure I’ll like but not love or adore go to Kindle- if I love, I buy in hardback. #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
marjorielight: |
I like the permanency of books…holding one my grandfather owned, reading my fav childhood books to my kids #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
sharifwrites: |
RT @brimeetsbooks A Kindle can’t travel the world, and bear traces of all who owned it before you. #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
f_rancesca: |
@mgbuehrlen Ebooks, kindles, vlogs – also Picard! Make it so. #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
chasingray: |
@maniaclibrarian vinyl records continue to sell as well as 20 years ago – sales actually increasing – read this in Wired, maybe? #kidlitchat |
| 8:30 pm |
jamieharrington: |
@leewind yes! Think of the heavy backpack! What if that and lockers were a thing of the past? |
