Jobs claims 'no one reads'...
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- Corvo0
nobody e-reads anymore:
- Khurram0
I think the sadder indictment is the statistic that 80% of books that are bought are never read/finished. 80% of books out there have never been fully read!
The industry calls it the 80/20 rule. 80 percent of product produced for 20 percent of consumer.
I could write a book, and just have the first two chapters done, and leave the rest empty. 80% of people will not complain. Imagine that... Either i been reading too much Ayn Rand, or mediocrity truly is prolific.
I for one am THANKFUL for the 80% of chodes in the world today. The 80% that allows products to be economically viable enough to be produced for the 20% who give a shit. The 80% that allows the product to be cheap enough so that the 20% can utilise it.
- Antonelli0
Sorry, didn't read your thread. But I'd just like to tell everyone that I'll be spending my weekend knocking out tile and painting my kitchen cabinets.
- blaw0
Re: Steve Jobs -- What a ridiculously ignorant thing to say.
Re: Khurram -- 4/5s of all books go unfinished AND 1/5 of the public buy 4/5s of the books? Coincidences in numbers like this make me wary.
Regarding unfinished books, I have two classifications: Ongoing reads and shitty books.
Ongoing reads are non-fiction or collections that I read for a day or two and go back to at a later time. They will eventually be 'read'.
Shitty books are just that. There's no reason to continue reading a book that sucks when there are more great books available then I'll ever have the opportunity to complete in my lifetime.
- kelpie0
mind you, 40% reading one book or less means 60% read more than one.
that's something, at least.
I despair of a world where people no longer read.
- Ruffian0
I read quite a lot, but would never buy one of those devices. Reading from a screen is a pain in the ass and not the same as flipping through real paper pages.
- Agreed.Jaline
- thank you. I whole heartedly agree, which is why print will never die.Arvizu
- My whole family reads an enormous amount. And none of us are interested in that device.AndyRoss
- nothing like a good ol' printed bookDaro
- Books should for ever be in print. However I prefer reading news articles online rather then in a newspaper.JKilla77
- ian0
Well I think ist a bit of a wild statement to say that no one reads anymore. More likely the products in question are a bit unnecessary because people don't like to read too much on screen.
- maximillion_0
more free marketing please
- Randd0
they certainly don't seem to read emails
- JKilla770
I just read an or rather watched a news cast the other day about the latest Halo book. The reporter claimed that "Gamers don't read."
Think it's just weird hearing people claim no one is reading anymore. They might not be reading books but I wonder what percentage of people are active members in forums or community sites?
I personally go through phases of reading. Sometimes I'll just devour any book I can get my hands on for months on end, and then I'll stop and not read for a few months to a year, and then go on another tear.
- madirish0
i honestly have not read a book in at least 10 years. totally honest. not 'agreeing' w/ Jobs by a long-shot, but i honestly do not 'read' in terms of books/journals.
now, i do 'read' TONS of online sources/articles/essays/blogs/me... but books + me = foreign.
- fair enough but you are totally missing out imo. I consider that to be a shame, completely nonjudgmentallykelpie
- sure, understand. before this however, i read books like that singer chain smokes. just grew out of it, personally.madirish
- not sure I would classify that as "growth"Randd
- don't leave me sarg....madirish
- weave0
One of my favorite things about books it that it dosen't matter how old they are they are still useable. I have books over 100 years old and I can still read them.
My flash portfolio I did in 2000? Can't open it anymore. I see the same happening with digital book files.
And yeah, I spend enough time looking at a screen already
- zod0
I think Jobs is just bitter that he doesn't have time to read any more. He's too busy working on the next mbp.
- 7340
statisitcs are fun... it doesn't say his source, or what the study (if there was one) was intending to research. maybe it was just books... people read websites and magazines and newspapers all day long. some people have books on tape. some people read a few pages every night before bed. its possible to stretch out a book for several months doing this.
90% of all statistics are made up or distorted
- Corvo0
book markets are rising all over the world. he's crazy.
- 7340
i've been reading a lot of scientology books lately. cruise has me pumped about the posibilities of superhuman powers... cocaine is a hell of a drug
- cue emokid....madirish
- I wonder if they have special scientology coke mmmmmmmroundabout
- max_prophet0
I read, and I see lots and lots of people reading on the tube every day.
Also, last time I checked book stores seemed to be doing just fine, maybe he should have thought about that before making such a sweeping statement.