"The book is dead" is the second most repeatedly failed prediction ever, behind only to "the end of the world is near".Books will never die, it's the perfect media.
This is a very sophomoric argument. Almost all of his points against books are exactly why books continue to endure. In fact, the annoying DRM movement is a attempt emulate in digital a situation that books give us naturally; it is difficult and expensive to duplicate them in their entirety. Other point for books is that they are difficult to change but extremely easy to edit. They represent a single snapshot in time, and exists unchanged long after their author has turned to dust. Good or bad books endure.rnrnIf you really insist on updating a book, red ink is available at most dollar stores.
strcmpMay 20, 2006
Marked as inaccurate.Author, please read some good literature (i.e. not bestsellers) and then reconsider.
nessguyMay 20, 2006
Actually The Bible is usually found in the Religous section.
Closed AccountMay 20, 2006
I give books a digg++. Cannot say the same for this article.
sertMay 20, 2006
Except you cant search PDF's natively so that would kind of defeat the purpose.
rodrigo74May 20, 2006
"The book is dead" is the second most repeatedly failed prediction ever, behind only to "the end of the world is near".Books will never die, it's the perfect media.
dtatomMay 22, 2006
This is a very sophomoric argument. Almost all of his points against books are exactly why books continue to endure. In fact, the annoying DRM movement is a attempt emulate in digital a situation that books give us naturally; it is difficult and expensive to duplicate them in their entirety. Other point for books is that they are difficult to change but extremely easy to edit. They represent a single snapshot in time, and exists unchanged long after their author has turned to dust. Good or bad books endure.rnrnIf you really insist on updating a book, red ink is available at most dollar stores.