Stephen Fry Says Bookshops Could Go the Way of Blacksmiths

The erudite Stephen Fry for The Bookseller.

From the piece...

Fry, a noted technophile, was asked by Sarah Taylor (location Strawberry Hill, Twickenham) what he thought "about new technology such as iPads/E-Books potentially destroying bookstores?" Fry responded on Waterstone's own Twitter account: "I think there'll be a hell of a culling, as there was of farriers and blacksmiths when the car came in. But not total".

Fry took over the Waterstone's Twitter for an hour yesterday as part of the promotion for his new book The Fry Chronicles (Michael Joseph), expected to be one of the biggest titles for bookshops this Christmas. Fry's publicity has been particularly digitally minded with the launch of an app, enhanced iBook, and a live event broadcast in about 60 cinemas.

Talking about all of this Fry techno business, the New Yorker highlights his myFry app.

And, while we're still talking about Fry, the Guardian has a podcast where Fry discusses a life in writing.

And, yes, we're still talking about Fry, Big Think has a great interview with him, here.