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What if Harry Potter 5 Was an E-Book?
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.
Man, Quake makes you kill people, and Harry Potter makes you worship satan.
It's becoming increasingly difficult not to single out the computer as the tool of the devil! (Move over alcohol, drugs, and any sexual position other than missionary!)
"Old man yells at systemd"
I guess poor people aren't allowed to have their imaginations stimulated.
An eBook only release would raise the cost of access above what many would be willing or are able to spend. Do we really want this as a trend in our society? Knowledge only for those who can afford it.
I'm not going to go into much detail, but Harry potter is a very evil series. It descibes witchcraft, and they're giving this stuff to kindergartners. Maybe you should think about why Rowling doesn't let her own 8 y/o daughter read them.
"And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the World"
1 John 4:14
Have you guys ever tried to read a book on a PDA. Belive me it's a lot better do have it on a PDA than a hardcopy. You don't have to change position in bed three times for every page and you can have 20 books with you everywhere. I've been reading more books on my Palm on the airplane, tram, train and busses than I've read books entirely before I got a Palm :)
You people don't actually read this crap do you? A story of a confused and rejected young boy who learns about the occult because he believes it's a source of power that will somehow fulfil him.. If that's not screwing around with the minds of children, what is? And it's disguised as a cutesy fantasy. I call it sick. I'm not one of those raving lunatic censorship people, but this is not the kind of thing impressionable kids should be filling their minds with. It disgusts me that so many people support it, let alone for the open mouth / jam down throat corporate culture aspect of the marketing involved.
/., only popular opinion gets the limelight. Because uh.. that's what open media is all about right? Uhm.. No.
And no, the occult is not the slightest bit geeky. But likely this post will get modded down because it's an unpopular opinion and, here on