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What if Harry Potter 5 Was an E-Book?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the something-to-think-about dept.

hakkikt sent a link to a highly speculative what if story on Harry Potter 5 as an E-Book. The suggestions are pretty extreme- going so far as to saying that this one book could change the fates of the publishing industry, book stores, and could even make E-Books more then a pipe dream. Personally I'd love to see it available digitally, but I still want a real hardcover copy, and I can't imagine hundreds of thousands of kids staying up late at night with laptops under their covers instead of the far more traditional book & flashlight. Food for thought, but I can't really take it seriously.

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  1. Re:Karma Suicide!!! by Gautama · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have to ask: why do you want to commit Karma-suicide?

    I just don't see any reason for it, myself.

  2. If it's not an e-book ... by pyramid+termite · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    ... what's it doing on my hard drive?

  3. Parents by Chagatai · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well, if nothing else this would give conservative parents who are freaked out by Harry Potter a chance to further ostracize their kids from computers and technology.

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    --Chag
  4. I know what Ned Flanders would say... by Foxxz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    and Harry Potter and all his friends went to hell for practicing witchcraft!

  5. Re:Karma Suicide!!! by Gautama · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ah. And to think that I figured it was some sort of protest of the "bad editors and moderators" around here.

    Not that I agree with this sentiment wrt ed. and mod., but I've seen enough obviously poor moderations I can certainly understand somone feeling that way.
    Hell, I've lost count of the ammount of times I've completely disagreed with somone through metamod. In fact, metamod's the reason I read at -1 anymore. There are too many worthwhile comments that get modded down for differing from popular opinion.

    To paraphrase, "I may disagree violently with what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."

  6. yeah, but how then would we.... by gladbach · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    SAVE HARRY???

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    "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms,