Print publication such as The Daily News, New York Post and even The New York TImes are in the decline. The demand for newspapers isn’t high anymore. Since the demand isn’t high, then ads aren’t being run on papers, which means the price of papers go up, which means less people will buy $2 Daily News when a few years ago it cost 50 cents.
Now to survive, print publications are going to what is eventually will be the death of papers, the internet. If you log on to dailynews.com or thenewyorkpost.com you will be welcomed with tons of ads because that’s where the market is right now. But even that won’t last very long with ad blockers. The Times, are ahead of the curve dealing with subscription based instead of just ads on their site.
Now this is relevant to the readings because like print paper, books are also in the decline. With mega store Barnes and Noble selling both printed and digital copy of books, the consumer is given the choice whether or not they want a physical copy or digital one. With the technology we have today such as tablets and smart phones, the choice is an easy one.
“Hypertext is truly a new and unique experience. Artist who work there must be read there.” Robert Coover
Perhaps authors like Terry Deary can take a page out of the Times (pun intended) and make subscription based books to their consumers. This way, libraries won’t just give books out for free. “Because it’s been 150 years, we’ve got this idea that we’ve got an entitlement to read books for free, at the expense of authors, publishers, and council tax payers,” Deary said.
Everything is digitally in your hands. People are no longer walking around with cassette tapes, cd players, dvds or newspapers. There all downloaded to your phone or tablet.
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