Dennis:
Why will you not replace your art/design books?
Would a high definition, interactive display like that of
Jeff Han or Microsoft's Surface change your mind?
Am not picking a fight, I only seek to understand your reasoning better.
Will accept that for many things, given the current level of sophistication, paper is a better medium.
Being ignorant of all the math, money, and technology involved makes it very easy for me to envision a world where we have infinitely re-usable smart paper like in Stephenson's
The Diamond Age. (interesting note: Wikipedia's link from smart paper goes to e-ink)
I like digital texts, because they store easy, are transported easily.
Unfortunately, I see the detente attitude as harmful for physical and digital. Without having a clear winner in such a 'format war,' publishers need never change their ways, and their outdated notions of content will remain the same.
Lastly, when I call for the worshipful dogs of pulp to be smothered in the smelly goo that they wreak on mankind,
I'm mostly just kidding.
Just give me a smartbook, and I needn't hurt anyone.
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