Besides the fact that this photo was taken outside a book shop in Cape Town, my story today has little to do with Cape Town itself. I love technology, and devices like e-readers and Amazon Kindles are awesome (I want one!), but won't it be sad when humanity eventually stops cutting down trees to print books?
Okay, yes, I know that it's a bit of a catch-22 situation - I'd support the saving of our forests, but on the other hand, a printed book is just so much better than a cold and generic electronic device. Apart from the touchy-feely part that makes real books cool, photos in particular simply look better in print - and I do wonder if digital would ever supersede the beauty of a printed photo.
P.S. I really have to find a publisher - I printed an 8x8 trial book a few weeks ago, and as I said, printed photos just rock!
Beverley
The printed book comes very high on my list of ‘must have & love’ but like you I also like technology and really enjoy having my Sony e-reader hopefully a balance will be kept between the two and book shops will always be there for us to browse around and enjoy.
I’ll look forward to seeing your 8×8 printed book of photo’s!!
Paul
Post authorHey Bev, wow, your comment reminded me that it’s almost time for your holiday in Cape Town. Yes, indeed, I’ll show you my little experiment. :)
mjw
I must agree about printed photos – that’s so true. Getaway recently launched a book (called Africa Lens) with highlights of 20 years of the magazine’s photography. I have seen a few of the images on screen and it just doesn’t compare.