tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23115809.post4308464680223790563..comments2023-11-03T05:37:32.273-07:00Comments on The Life of Darrell: Digital: It's just a matter of time for meDarrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903252195683528762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23115809.post-13572198205375416702011-04-19T19:02:03.017-07:002011-04-19T19:02:03.017-07:00Caanan, I agree with everything you're saying ...Caanan, I agree with everything you're saying (to at least some degree). I think they will co-exist and the digital route really seems like it could be a great way for books with a smaller audience (though I'm not sure if it's there yet).<br /><br />For me digital also fits into "testing" a comic (trying out an issue or two online without bothering with the physical copy or TPB) or reading the odd one-shot or what have you. Again, something I don't really feel the need to have a physical copy of but I'd like to read.<br /><br />The materials required for all those devices is definitely an interesting topic. I tried looking into some of it when I was hearing debate about who was using conflict minerals and such, definitely something to think about.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903252195683528762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23115809.post-88404004431507696702011-04-19T18:46:14.021-07:002011-04-19T18:46:14.021-07:00I think the two will co-exist one day, but I don&#...I think the two will co-exist one day, but I don't think it will be a matter of the Big Two going digital, I think the digital void will fill up with the middle ground. Comics that don't have enough audience for book sales, that kind of thing.<br /><br />Also, from how I understand it, the materials required to make lithium-ion batteries for all these newfangled machines is a finite resource. Trees are sustainable (and oh, how they should have started THAT long ago...) so print will be around for a long time, I think.<br /><br />That, and I still think the only people raving about the iPad, Kindle, Nook, whatever, are the companies invested in them, or the early adopters struggling to justify their expenditure. Books rock, and they will always carry more legitimacy than the vague notion of digital 'property'.caanantheartboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207976911894528453noreply@blogger.com