▲ 72 ▼ The death of the mass market paperback, the people’s books (nikdirga.com) submitted 9 months ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/books@lemmy.world 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments Books themselves aren’t going anywhere, or so I keep telling myself and fervently hoping despite all the evidence humanity’s collective brains are dissolving into a stew of slop and influence.
[+] IWW4@lemmy.zip -9 points 9 months ago (9 children) It is way past time for printed media to die. permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] Mister_Feeny@fedia.io 6 points 9 months ago (2 children) Fuck off, I read all my books on paper cuz I'm old and my eyeballs like it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 2 points 9 months ago I'm not trying to convince you otherwise, but how do your eyeballs like e-readers, compared? permalink fedilink source parent [–] IWW4@lemmy.zip -2 points 9 months ago Your pissing into the wind, and the paperback does fuck all for your eyes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Libb@piefed.social 2 points 9 months ago (4 children) Says who? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] IWW4@lemmy.zip -2 points 9 months ago (3 children) The vast majority of people of buy books to read… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 1 point 9 months ago (2 children) Are you an AI? Because you speak with such confidence while not backing anything up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) Did you read the article that spawned the thread? IT STATES THAT PRINTED BOOKS ARE DEAD. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 0 points 9 months ago Did you? It specifically talks about one form. And it implicitly talks about the USA. And with your performance here, I can see why books are dying in the USA. Reading is for lefties, amirite? permalink fedilink source parent [–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 1 point 9 months ago Yes. We should contribute further to the culture of rental life. Here's a thought. Maybe it's time for techie shits to die. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mister_Feeny@fedia.io 6 points 9 months ago (2 children) Fuck off, I read all my books on paper cuz I'm old and my eyeballs like it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 2 points 9 months ago I'm not trying to convince you otherwise, but how do your eyeballs like e-readers, compared? permalink fedilink source parent [–] IWW4@lemmy.zip -2 points 9 months ago Your pissing into the wind, and the paperback does fuck all for your eyes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 2 points 9 months ago I'm not trying to convince you otherwise, but how do your eyeballs like e-readers, compared? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip -2 points 9 months ago Your pissing into the wind, and the paperback does fuck all for your eyes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Libb@piefed.social 2 points 9 months ago (4 children) Says who? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] IWW4@lemmy.zip -2 points 9 months ago (3 children) The vast majority of people of buy books to read… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 1 point 9 months ago (2 children) Are you an AI? Because you speak with such confidence while not backing anything up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) Did you read the article that spawned the thread? IT STATES THAT PRINTED BOOKS ARE DEAD. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 0 points 9 months ago Did you? It specifically talks about one form. And it implicitly talks about the USA. And with your performance here, I can see why books are dying in the USA. Reading is for lefties, amirite? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip -2 points 9 months ago (3 children) The vast majority of people of buy books to read… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 1 point 9 months ago (2 children) Are you an AI? Because you speak with such confidence while not backing anything up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) Did you read the article that spawned the thread? IT STATES THAT PRINTED BOOKS ARE DEAD. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 0 points 9 months ago Did you? It specifically talks about one form. And it implicitly talks about the USA. And with your performance here, I can see why books are dying in the USA. Reading is for lefties, amirite? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 1 point 9 months ago (2 children) Are you an AI? Because you speak with such confidence while not backing anything up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) Did you read the article that spawned the thread? IT STATES THAT PRINTED BOOKS ARE DEAD. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 0 points 9 months ago Did you? It specifically talks about one form. And it implicitly talks about the USA. And with your performance here, I can see why books are dying in the USA. Reading is for lefties, amirite? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) Did you read the article that spawned the thread? IT STATES THAT PRINTED BOOKS ARE DEAD. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 0 points 9 months ago Did you? It specifically talks about one form. And it implicitly talks about the USA. And with your performance here, I can see why books are dying in the USA. Reading is for lefties, amirite? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 0 points 9 months ago Did you? It specifically talks about one form. And it implicitly talks about the USA. And with your performance here, I can see why books are dying in the USA. Reading is for lefties, amirite? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZDL@lazysoci.al 1 point 9 months ago Yes. We should contribute further to the culture of rental life. Here's a thought. Maybe it's time for techie shits to die. permalink fedilink source parent