English: This is a picture of bookshelves in a tiny library in upper New York State. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
What Role Should Libraries Have in an Electronic World? | Nathan Bransford, Author.
I have said this before about libraries. But I like how Nathan Bransford puts it. That libraries could be going the way of the dinosaurs.
The only issue I have is that if I don’t want to buy a book but I have to read it then I want to borrow it from the library. I would hate to lose an institution that provides a big service to those of us who just wants to read a book and give it back.
Only time will tell what will happen to the libraries in the world. What are your thoughts on this issue? Do you support your local library? Do you use a library to check out an author’s books before deciding on buying?
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I don’t think they’ll go the way of the dinosaurs, but they probably have to change in some fashion. It’s funny how everyone focuses on the books, but forget that you can borrow DVD’s and CD’s too. You can use the computers and printers if you’re having trouble with your home technology. Libraries do programs for kids and have areas for local groups to meet. So, there’s really more to a library than the books, which is why I think they’ll continue existing.
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Thank you for mentioning CD’s and DVD’s that people borrow from the library. It seems to be an aspect that people do overlook as another service libraries provide besides borrowing books. I would like to see libraries evolve into an institute where authors and publishers feel comfortable with. Even book stores are fighting with this establishment. There two different sides here and I would like to evaluate both before putting my “money on red”.
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It’s going to be interesting to see where things go. I think all parties involved are going to need to evolve with the changing technology. Bookstores definitely have it the hardest because of the pricing differences between a physical book and an ebook.
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Yes I agree. I have heard several rumors of how Barnes and Noble is barely afloat. They almost went under until they brought out the Nook. It is hard to compete with Amazon.
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They’re still doing pretty bad. I’ve heard rumors about restructuring, which might involve dropping the Nook. I don’t know if that’s true and I’d like to hope they can stick around to keep Kindle on its toes.
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As an avid lover of books – the kind made of paper 🙂 – I do not want to lose libraries the way that we are losing bookstores. We had a large and beautiful stand-alone-building Barnes where you could spend hours browsing, or sink in a comfy leather chair to read before buying. They also held social events. Unfortunately they closed that building (my son worked there) and moved to a much smaller space in a mall.
As for libraries, I agree with what’s been said – they do serve many other community purposes. Especially wonderful for bringing children to explore, and feel, all of those wonderful books!
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I would love to see bookstores stay in business along with libraries. But digital downloads either for books, movies and music has made hard copies almost inconvenient. I have to say that having a SD card with a movie or books on it takes up less space on my shelves. But I do like looking at the spines of books. So a great solution would be to have a holographic image of the books on your shelves (or wherever you want them) where if you touched one the digital downloads it would appear on your tablet. So your shelves would still look full but the real copies would be in digital form. You could even switch around the books on the shelves for a different look. I know that is really sci-fi and out there. But that would be my solution. 🙂
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Hey, now that’s creative! You might want to patten that idea somehow, because I bet someday that won’t be so unusual. Thanks for following – and glad to keep up with you 🙂
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