I think that books will go on to exist in some form or another. People were probably thinking the same thing when books replaced scrolls.
The problem that I have been worried about is that we are not really passing on antiques to the next generation. Only electronic gadgets. There really hasn't been many new painters out there. Only in digital form which will not be passed on. On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 8:37 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > I wonder if and when the day will ever come when we are truly a paperless > socieity, with all comics and books on digital readers like Kendle? If that > day ever comes, will people even value first-run digital comics and the > like? A hundred years from now, will someone be paying a million bucks for > the digital version of a comic created now? Typically value is based on > scarcity for such things, and if they can be copied indefinitely, what does > that do to concepts of value? > > Personally, I think/hope that books will never really go away. For one > thing, i doubt any time soon that the whole of the Earth will get to the > point to make digital readers practical. most of the Earth is still frankly > living in what we'd call poverty, and many people even in the future would > find the need to keep battery-powered devices all the time cumbersome. i > love my ipods and stuff, but you can't beat a good old fashioned book when > you're camping or hiking or something, and don't want to worry about power > supplies. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:58:24 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Ali vs. Superman > > > > How much is that worth now? > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 7:38 AM, Kelwyn <ravena...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> http://www.supermantv.net/articles/ali.htm >> >> Superman vs. Muhammad Ali (full name All-New Collectors' Edition: Superman >> vs. Muhammad Ali) is an oversize comic book published by DC Comics in 1978. >> The 72-page book, retailing for $2.50, features Superman teaming up with the >> heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali to defeat an alien invasion of >> Earth. It was based on an original story by Dennis O'Neil which was adapted >> by Neal Adams, with pencils by Adams, and figure inks by Dick Giordano with >> background inks by Terry Austin. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Post your SciFiNoir Profile at >> >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! >> Groups Links >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
