I am honestly torn in between the two ideas. From one view of mines I think digitizing books is a great idea. It allows people with internet access to get a copy of a book they may need for a paper, project or just to read without leaving their house. I think that Google or any other company should charge for the service, just like in a store but be reasonable with the prices. From my other view I believe that books should be free just like in a library. Some people may not want to buy a book to keep; they may just want to borrow it. I’m not sure if Google give you an option of just reading a whole book online or not. If digitizing books to make a library online is the goal then Google should treat its readers as if they are in a library and not charge for a whole book.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/technology/internet/14books.html
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ya i think they should give peole a chance to try it out before they make people pay because some people many not like reading off the computer.
ReplyDeleteI tatally agree with the idea of not having to pay for the whole book for the simple fact that we are in a RECESSION!! The amount being paid like a library will bring in money, but won't not burn holes in our pockets... Even though you're torn between the two sides, you show very good points for both.
ReplyDeleteI think that books should be free also, because i dont think that everybody is able to afford the book subscrion to a website.
ReplyDeleteso "free" is the determining fact? I also love to get free stuff - but I am also willing to pay a "reasonable" price to get something of value - not to say that free stuff is not valuable. When we pay for a book - we're providing a living for the author who wrote the book - I want some authors to continue to make a living by writing so that they'll continue to write - think of your favorite authors, they need to make a living...
ReplyDeleteWow this is really good. I totally agree with you. I personally love books and it is a waste of time for Google to be charging to get a book online. I think it would be awesome to have you're own library online!
ReplyDeleteStay have I ever your soooo smart!? :)
ReplyDeleteI complete agree with the whole Google should charge and what not.
I was thinking about this topic the other day and i was like i wonder if they would probably charge more.