tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post8126168463648503396..comments2023-10-31T09:37:59.862-07:00Comments on Rocket Kid Writing: Is Lit-Blogging Following the old Print Dinosaur?Rachel Dacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15754712503067644226noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post-47161936865909701742007-08-06T20:30:00.000-07:002007-08-06T20:30:00.000-07:00Good recommendations. Goodreads looks more interes...Good recommendations. Goodreads looks more interesting in terms of finding and promoting good books, including one's own books. I am intrigued by the concept of Dailylit, but can't imagine reading a book in such small bites as a daily email. For people who complain their email is eating up their lives I have four words: Delete is a key. (Now go read an actual book.) <BR/><BR/>Somehow I can't picture the reality of reading books online. I spend a lot of time here at a computer, but I do my real reading and writing offline, with books in hand and -- gasp! -- pencil and paper. <BR/><BR/>I read in the paper today about Blurb, a new software that allows writers to publish their own books. I do think this trend is going to take off soon, leaving us all with a bewildering number of titles to wade through and try to get some information on. It will be interesting to see how it gets sorted out and if the litbloggers can move to the fore as the political bloggers have.Rachel Dacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15754712503067644226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post-72254500101734102432007-08-05T09:33:00.000-07:002007-08-05T09:33:00.000-07:00Hi,Great catch. Take a look at dailylit.com This ...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Great catch. <BR/><BR/>Take a look at dailylit.com <BR/><BR/>This is the future of diffusing literature to the online masses. Certainly the internet has functioned as a great paradigm shift within the world of literature, but it may take a few years for this to become readily apparent.<BR/><BR/>There is also Goodreads.com <BR/>This might be the future of reviewing books online. <BR/><BR/>Whereas literature once spawned book clubs (which no doubt were innovative once upon a time), literature is thriving within the social networking culture of the web 2.0 movement and will continue to do so as the Advertising dollars continue to pour into websites and move away from print.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com