Thread: Jason Kelly: The Future of Books
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Old 02-24-2011, 01:54 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Jason Kelly
Thus, not all is lost in the world of books. The trend away from printed books to e-books may create a trove of previously unavailable material, for sale to readers usually at a price lower than printed books cost, but in a structure that rewards authors more than they could earn in the printed-book system erected over centuries.
Now, the question will be whether we can find all of that material that is actually worth consuming in an electronic market so utterly filled with paperless debris. Sifting for the desiderata is not going to be easy.
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