tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post4986850126428425250..comments2023-04-15T11:42:35.385-04:00Comments on Go To Hellman: Hachette at the Tipping PointErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14172740163003223132noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post-66752318559319960572011-05-21T11:22:30.678-04:002011-05-21T11:22:30.678-04:00Anthropologie's one of those luxury brands bui...Anthropologie's one of those luxury brands built on promoting a distinctive (and, in its case, bewildering, if romantic) image. I guess paper books are part of that too: a conspicuous consumption item, a decorative statement. Throwback to the days of scriptoria?<br /><br />Even less Pantone-compliant books have a conspicuous consumption value; I hear people who love their ereaders but are bummed that their fellow subway riders will never realize they are reading Remembrance of Things Past instead of Bridget Jones' Diary (the sort of work for which the anonymous brown-paper-bag ereader may be a distinct advantage...)<br /><br />I want to say that I don't want my books to be decoration and signaling, but I'm writing this in a living room with bookselves stuffed to capacity on every available chunk of wall space, so what do I know.Andromedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570669960490418748noreply@blogger.com