Jason Merkoski Quotes & Sayings

You are like me, you have more books than you have friends, no matter what Facebook tells you about your social network. — Jason Merkoski

You and I both worry about what it means to put our personal libraries onto one gadget and then what would happen if we dropped it in the bathtub ... — Jason Merkoski

Dedicated ereaders are as sharp as steak knives in doing what they're supposed to do, which is let you read books. The iPad is more like a Swiss Army knife
it can cut the steak and uncork a wine bottle, and there's even a toothpick to use when you're done eating! It's got it all. — Jason Merkoski

The Kindle itself is just the tip of the iceberg, and its true workings are invisible. — Jason Merkoski

Digital books are in some ways hastening the lazy, solipsistic narcissism of our culture. We use our gadgets as proxies for other people and genuine human interaction. And yes, I think that's bad. — Jason Merkoski

Just as we are what we eat, we are what we read. — Jason Merkoski

But ebooks will rule the day, and when people a few years from now talk about 'books', what they'll really be referring to are ebooks, not print books. Eventually the 'e' will be dropped, and books will be assumed to be digital, just as most music is now digital; after all, we don't refer to music as e-music. — Jason Merkoski

Amazon is winning the ebook revolution, but it may lose the war. — Jason Merkoski

Being a digital native may have long-term consequences related to learning how to read. — Jason Merkoski

33 percent of high school graduates who don't go on to college never read another book for the rest of their lives, and 42 percent of college graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives. Sadly, 80 percent of U.S. families didn't buy or read any books last year. — Jason Merkoski

For good or for bad, we define ourselves in many ways by the gadgets we use and the clothes we wear. We don't want to surround ourselves with cheap products. Nobody really aspires to that. We also don't want to pay for a diamond-encrusted ereader. We don't need bling; we just need to feel like the design speaks to us. — Jason Merkoski

You don't see people getting pulled over by the police for reading ebooks on their smartphones. — Jason Merkoski

Digital books, like television and other media, are best meant for those Pandoras who've already opened their boxes and know what demons to expect inside. — Jason Merkoski

The Nook is an under-appreciated genius of a lovemark. The team at Barnes & Noble got a lot right with the Nook, and from a lovemark perspective, I think they created a more intimate product than any other dedicated e-reader. The rubber back behind the Nook is soft and pliable - not hard metal like the later Kindles - making it sensual and intimate. Barnes & Noble also recreated the engraved faces of famous authors from their stores and used them as Nook screensavers. It's brilliant, not just because it makes reading more intimate, but also because it solidifies the Barnes & Noble brand itself. — Jason Merkoski

Unboxing is a new voyeuristic phenomenon that's erotic and technical at the same time. — Jason Merkoski

Ours is a culture that dances on the edge of ephemerality. If our servers slept for too long or if we left our iPads unplugged for too long, we'd wake up like Rip Van Winkle to find all of our book culture erased. — Jason Merkoski