Comments on: Will Kepler’s go all high-tech on us? http://bookhaven.stanford.edu/2012/07/will-keplers-go-all-high-tech-on-us/ Cynthia Haven's blog for the written word Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:15:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Erica Olsen http://bookhaven.stanford.edu/2012/07/will-keplers-go-all-high-tech-on-us/comment-page-1/#comment-146643 Erica Olsen Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:43:49 +0000 http://bookhaven.stanford.edu/?p=23001#comment-146643 That’s why encouraging a sense of community has the potential to work, I think, where Amazon-style “you might like this” can put people off.

But interacting with author holograms? That’s just creepy.

]]> By: Cynthia Haven http://bookhaven.stanford.edu/2012/07/will-keplers-go-all-high-tech-on-us/comment-page-1/#comment-146257 Cynthia Haven Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:02:29 +0000 http://bookhaven.stanford.edu/?p=23001#comment-146257 I get so tired of people finding new ways to “do” me, don’t you? I’m so much more than a consumer and marketing target.

]]> By: Erica Olsen http://bookhaven.stanford.edu/2012/07/will-keplers-go-all-high-tech-on-us/comment-page-1/#comment-146223 Erica Olsen Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:37:34 +0000 http://bookhaven.stanford.edu/?p=23001#comment-146223 Stanford alum and former Palo Alto resident here, now living in southeast Utah. Thanks for the reminder of the old Chimera. (Wasn’t there a bathtub with a giant fern?) I spent many happy hours browsing there. About the idea of bookstores “constantly” in contact with their customers, I agree that they might want to back off a little. I think the national parks and visitor associations in my area are trying to figure out a balance: enough social media to build a sense of community, especially with people who are far away but hold the place in their hearts–but not so much as to create a sense of busyness that undermines the quietness of these natural areas.

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