Originally Posted by
Barbwork
Do you think there's as much (or more) pertinent information to be found online; videos on utube; quilting sites with patterns, tutorials, etc.
It seems to me that with all that's online FREE, that you can access immediately, with a few key strokes, that the other sources are becoming relics and dust collectors.
What is your preference? What do you think of the future of books and magazines?
I love Pinterest and the You Tube videos....I don't even feel the need to take classes anymore, just find a YT vid!
BUT...I love my books, especially love the smell of a new book! And magazines? Nothing beats being able to browse through a quilt mag for ideas. I have an iPad and a laptop, but they are not as convenient to carry around, or hold for long periods of time. I grew up in a family that loved, loved books and when my children were growing up we owned an old Victorian home with a library and I had over 4,000 books! Did I say I love books? That was the single most difficult thing to give up when we downsized.
I now probably have 3-400 books....Only non-fiction...I don't read fiction. The day books are gone will be a sad, sad, sad day! Books last 1,000's of years...where will your digital copy be in 10?