tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post1547080587683904716..comments2023-11-02T08:55:35.510-07:00Comments on Market Design: Why did books replace scrolls? Random access and the market for textsAl Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02232854038397912604noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post-14386149541800483212018-06-11T23:47:22.434-07:002018-06-11T23:47:22.434-07:00GoodGoodVishalkumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14224870622147653478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post-87274944482639957712015-05-01T12:03:43.169-07:002015-05-01T12:03:43.169-07:00An interesting point. Webpages seem to be the best...An interesting point. Webpages seem to be the best of both worlds!Batfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659039309055590279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post-37790442247629352432009-06-23T11:51:56.760-07:002009-06-23T11:51:56.760-07:00"there basically aren't any more scrolls&..."there basically aren't any more scrolls"<br /><br />Hello? You are writing a blog. Blogs scroll.Bruce Wilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09631065564839959376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post-6668354471360355332009-06-22T09:16:08.417-07:002009-06-22T09:16:08.417-07:00Another point in favour of continuing the bound bo...Another point in favour of continuing the bound book.<br /><br />Both scrolls and books are not dependent on either a power source or the web. Not a new idea I know but any complex system is vulnerable to unpredictable effects. If the web crashes, or god forbid actually falls apart or is purposefully destroyed, I can still flip through my coffee table book or read my novel in the ensuing silence.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14424478095917821743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post-7132374097807761572009-06-22T09:07:50.290-07:002009-06-22T09:07:50.290-07:00There are two other reasons that books replaced sc...There are two other reasons that books replaced scrolls:<br /><br />(1) Durability: A bound book has its case integrated into the product, while a scroll's case is a separate item that provides no protection for the scroll while it is actually being used. Further, tearing a page or three out of a bound book does not damage the entire work to the same degree as does ripping part of a scroll!<br /><br />(2) Storage and retrieval: Boxes are easier to store on stacked shelving than are cylinders. Further, the spine and cover of the book (integrated with the contents, as noted above) provide a convenient place for cataloging information.CEPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06970221836704655630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post-78141556799621438182009-06-22T08:18:47.566-07:002009-06-22T08:18:47.566-07:00Though when the purpose is to seek information, an...Though when the purpose is to seek information, and by that I mean isolated bits rather than context, I prefer electronic texts I remain wedded to paper when it comes to fiction and art.<br /><br />Textual is not that far from tactual. The weight of a book seems to give further substance to good prose. The purchase of a book still indicates a commitment that electronic texts don't. And that commitment translates into a stronger and deeper relationship to the text.<br /><br />If paper books disappear (and I do buy into the environmental worry about trees) I fear it will mean to some degree a further distancing from the world, more of a skimming than a diving into reality.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14424478095917821743noreply@blogger.com