The Kindle and The Fate of Books
Some thoughts from a former bookseller and paper enthusiast.
As the Amazon Kindle and electronic readers like it make self-publishing almost effortless, concern grows that literary standards will be lost. But maybe the Kindle is the tool that will save them.
This will explain the salience of the setting in the novel White Teeth. Setting is very important in all stories, but particularly on this one.
Just like DVDs made VHS tapes obsolete, and Blu-Ray discs made DVDs obsolete, is the same thing happening to books and novels? In today’s ever-changing society, do people ever take the time to pick up a simple novel anymore?