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Originally Posted by tazzle
I think you're failing to understand the point of this piece. It's really an exploration of how many books Simon needs to carry around... which turns out to be "one, maybe two." This brings up a lot of rather complex questions which I hope will be addressed in later programs: When does he need to carry around two? And is one of them a dictionary?
I'm also looking forward to his comparative review of mobile phones in which he will reveal how many people he needs to speak to daily. Just one, maybe two? And his rundown on GPS devices, in which he confesses that four directions seem far too many; he can do very well with just North and... maaaybe West.
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Now THAT'S a funny comment!!
All in all, it did seem like a fluff piece, my comments are as follows:
1. Pbooks do make lovely "decor" .... and ebooks will never replace the look of a few nicely bound pbooks sitting on a shelf ... generally hard back and leather bound.
2. Ebooks do not mean the "death" of pbooks. There will be a market for pbooks for a long (long) time. Color TV did not mean the instant "death" of Black and White TV, however, it is difficult to find B&W TVs these days because, the people who really like to watch TV will get color and the stores don't offer much else. In time, the people who really love to read will climb on the ebook wagon because, like me, they never want to be without something to read. And, as with Color TV, those that don't much care to watch TV, but want to be seen as being on the bleeding edge, will buy the latest and greatest Color TV, and non-readers who just want to impress someone will get whatever ebook reader they think will serve to impress.
3. Of COURSE they don't have the same "feel" ... they are a completely different technology, you bloody moron!! So, while I agree with that statement, I think it's stupid.
4. Librarians are never going to be "out of a job" .... not while their are rare editions of books or documents to preserve, and not as long as students need some help in doing research (reference librarians are my heroes). However, they may be working with new technology before very long.