Martin RundkvistJun 7

The 20th century is receding in the rearview mirror.

I bought an e-book of a 1940s #fantasy novel put out in 2011 by Gollancz. In the series foreword, the editor writes that "vast troves of classic SF & Fantasy are almost certainly destined never again to see print".

Dreams of the future staying firmly in the past, yellowing paperbacks on the used book market.

#scifi #books

Show threadHtephJun 7
@mrundkvist But at least it is accessible to read again. I remember "back in the days" the frustration trying to find part two in a trilogy when one had 1 and 3.
Show threadMartin RundkvistJun 7
@GoblinQuester
Yeah, e-books are great! But it's strange to think that big names of the 20th century are almost as dead now as the slightly less famous competitors of Dickens.
Show threadDan O'Ginnec

@mrundkvist @GoblinQuester

Yeah-and if you find them, it's an ugly, almost unreadable Graphic scan on browning paper.

P.S.: I am one of the people who buys these "yellowing #Paperbacks". And i am often lucky to fine one in my Public-Book-Phonebooth:

Its a nice thing to be in charge of such a treasure.

Jun 7 at 8:37amWeb
Show threadMartin RundkvistJun 7

@DanKen @GoblinQuester
I used to mail-order quite a lot of paperbacks too. These days I almost entirely buy those at scifi conventions.

Last year 41% of the books I finished were e-books.

#books

Show threadDan O'GinnecJun 7

@mrundkvist @GoblinQuester

I kinda dislike EBooks (old habits stick), except for being searchable like manuals or such.