Digital Alternatives Quotes

I think instead writers and publishers and readers need to go to the places where people are, and make the argument that there is great value to the quiet, contemplative process of reading a novel, that reading great books carefully offers pleasures and consolations that no iPad app ever can.

I still buy actual books. The smell, having it in your hands - there's really no substitute.

There are other options out there, after all, like read a book, go on the Internet, rent a movie.

When you look at the whole explosion of the Internet, the decline of print journalism, there are all of these plus-or-minus ramifications, and you have to work it out. The great thing about books is that you have a tactile thing that's there. You can download this or download that, but how long do you want to be staring at a screen for the rest of your life? You've got to have some kind of proper interface for people that's not about the screen.

The future of the codex book, with pages and so forth? A platform for transmitting narratives. There are others.

Actors will never be replaced. The thought that somehow a computer version of a character is going to be something people prefer to look at is a ludicrous idea.

If you're going to buy a real book, a paper book, there better be a good reason. Perhaps scarcity is one of those reasons.

If you could replace high-school yearbooks, that could be a lot of money. It's so clearly waiting for someone to come along.

Books were my Internet, my TV, my movies all rolled into one.

It's time to re-appreciate the original software: paper.

My gut feeling is that paper and ink are going to be with us for a long time yet, and in substantial quantities, though certainly books are now going to be available in other forms.

I like to write paper mail - nobody does that anymore - with my pen pals.

I'm a firm believer in reading actual books.

I'd much rather send my friends letters rather than emails.