Here in the UK anyone can have access to a computer for free at the local library. But income really isn't a barrier, strangely. Because the value of second hand computers is very low, a lot of people get computers passed on to them by more affluent friends or relatives when they upgrade their own machine. Most of the pensioners I teach have their own computers, which are often machines donated by their grown up offspring who have now bought the latest super-duper model.
Also, I just wanted to mention that I am listening to far more short stories via podcast than I ever used to read when print was the main medium. I don't have time to read shorts, which need reading at a sitting to be appreciated properly, but I do have hours each week driving to and from work when I can listen to things.
Also I will read a short story on the web, perhaps during my lunch break at work, though I wouldn't consider reading a novel that way.
If short fiction is going to survive, I think it will be via online sites and podcasts not via print.
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Date: 2007-03-28 11:18 am (UTC)Also, I just wanted to mention that I am listening to far more short stories via podcast than I ever used to read when print was the main medium. I don't have time to read shorts, which need reading at a sitting to be appreciated properly, but I do have hours each week driving to and from work when I can listen to things.
Also I will read a short story on the web, perhaps during my lunch break at work, though I wouldn't consider reading a novel that way.
If short fiction is going to survive, I think it will be via online sites and podcasts not via print.