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Originally Posted by Redcard
I think what Franzen is most afraid of is that he and the "haves" of the publishing industry are losing grip on their control of what people read.
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He said nothing of the kind.
He's talking about the alleged superiority of paper as a book medium, and believes that paper has a level of permanence that he believes is not available with ebooks.
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Originally Posted by Redcard
when he says it's about "permanence", what he really means is " in my eyes ,THE WRONG people have the ability to change things."
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No, he doesn't want anyone to change anything about a book once it's published.