GOODBYE, BILLY: IKEA is redesigning its signature bookshelf to account for a world in which people aren't buying books.
Speaking of which: the WSJ is reporting "Amazon.com Inc. is talking with book publishers about launching a Netflix Inc.-like service for digital books, in which customers would pay an annual fee to access a library of content."
From the article, it sounds like they are releasing a new version -- does that mean they will stop selling the old version? It's not clear to me from either article.
ReplyDeleteFor me, there's nothing better than walking into our living room and seeing bookshelves filled with well-loved books and CD's. It makes our little flat a home.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of adding a second depth for the Billy shelves (so long as they don't discontinue the older ones!). This way I can double shelve the books!
ReplyDeletethough I seem to remember years ago there were deeper billy shelves available as well. My dad ended up creating floor to ceiling bookshelves, with deeper shelving units (with doors) lower so there was a small counter all out of Billys.
Can't people already access a library of content at the, um, library? Seriously. Why pay for a service like this when you can already download e-books to your kindle or nook from most libraries?
ReplyDeleteI live in a county with a very extensive on-line library system that is compatible with my Nook. However, I barely use it. I read non-fiction almost exclusively, and the library's collection is geared mostly toward fiction, as I imagine most are. They never have the titles I want in e-book form.
ReplyDeleteThey won't hook you up with books other libraries? When I was 10 years old if the public library in my town didn't have a book I wanted, they would get it for me from other libraries -- sometimes even from out of state. That was more than 20 years ago and those were actual, physical books. I can't imagine why they wouldn't be able to do that now with e-books, but there must be a reason (related to licensing, perhaps?).
ReplyDelete...So you pay a monthly subscription to be consistently diappointed by the unavailability of hot new titles, or to be bewildered by the sudden unavailability of catalogue titles that previously showed up in your searches? Hot! Where's my wallet?
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