by Michael
As you may have learned from a previous post, a few of us at DGLM are fans of xkcd. This comic that ran the other day really tickled my funny bone.
But it also made me wonder: in this age of digital media, what will be the equivalent of book burning or record smashing (I guess this one has been CD smashing for a while)? How will outraged preachers and parents show their disapproval?
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That is wonderful! Kindles they might be, but they're definitely not tinder.
ReplyDeleteCheapskate book-burners will be fresh out of luck.
Protest signs splashed across blogs and facebook accounts "DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS BOOK!"
ReplyDeleteNot nearly as dramatic as a burning, is it?
LOL!
the twits will tweet
ReplyDeleteand rant and bleat
when digital inking
defies their thinking
Haha! I've heard suggestions for how to get books signed (i.e. somehow creating a space in the book that the author could sign, sort of the way you sign for packages these days), but how on earth will we destroy bytes and pixels?
ReplyDeleteIn all likelihood, though, it will probably be like *Jen* said: electronic protests. Petitioning libraries, etc. Not nearly as fun (and still a hassle for those of us in the library profession).
The will be Gig Smashing lol.
ReplyDelete"Sweet kindle sweet peaple"
ReplyDeleteAbout a thousand negative "reviews" on the amazon.com booksite should cover it. Kind of like book burning, rather odd that "flaming" is the term for attacking people on-line, no?
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