Classical music guide on CD-ROM
Fri, Oct 15 2010, 11:00PM
Here's an idea. Why not publish the classical music guide on CD-ROM with a search engine feature? Or make it downloadable?
Sat, Oct 16 2010, 6:07AM
#2
RE: Classical music guide on CD-ROM
Good idea. Do people still buy music in shops?
Sat, Oct 16 2010, 8:17AM
#3
RE: Classical music guide on CD-ROM
You can already search online for reviews at Gramophone.net. The point of a book is that you don't need to be in front of a PC, and it looks nice on your bookcase!
Wed, Oct 20 2010, 12:10AM
#4
RE: Classical music guide on CD-ROM
My idea would be to collect all the reviews from Gramophone with a facility to search by composer, work, orchestra, etc or combination of these.
It could be called Gramofile...
Wed, Oct 20 2010, 10:09AM
#5
RE: Classical music guide on CD-ROM
A couple of points in reply to this thread. We did once-upon-a-time produce a CD Rom of Gramofile, but stopped it as the cost of doing so made it quite expensive for most readers. And, yes, bringing back Gramofile, or something similar, is still a plan for the future...
A digital version of the Classical Music Guide is, however, something we are discussing - would there be interest in this?
Wed, Oct 20 2010, 1:03PM
#6
RE: Classical music guide on CD-ROM
Yes, in my case in a Kindle version. But you'd have to be sensible about pricing - the printed version has got eye-wateringly expensive - at full price, anyway. The Amazon price is bearable.
Wed, Oct 20 2010, 5:26PM
#7
RE: Classical music guide on CD-ROM
Yes, a Kindle version would be most sensible since there is a Kindle application for PC, Android, and iPad, that is, most platforms.
Sun, Nov 13 2011, 11:48PM
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RE: Classical music guide on CD-ROM
I would definitively buy an electronic version of the Guide if I could read it with iPad - as I currently subscribe to the magazine itself. Currently, I have the Guide as a loan from my local public library constantly, but it s not very handy. I love t use it almost daily, be it for finding new music or recordings, or checking what thr great vrotics said of a recording or a piece I have just heard.
Mon, Nov 21 2011, 1:42PM
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RE: Classical music guide for iPad
I can absolutely guarantee you that I would purchase a copy either of the guide on Kindle, to view on my iPad using the Kindle app, or as a separate iPad app. I still love flipping through physical books (and I already have the Guide on my shelf, in fact), but the iPad means that I'm able to have such material with me wherever I go. Even though it would mean duplication, in my case, I would still make the purchase.
Or an iPhone app, for when you're in the shop...