02-02-2009, 06:07 AM
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The once and future e-book...
...is the title of a truly magisterial article on the development and public perception of ebooks, by John Siracusa on
Ars Technica It's relatively long but well worth the effort. |
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02-02-2009, 10:31 AM
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This article is very interesting, although I hope we don't have to wait for the current generation to die off before ebooks truly arrive. It is probably the current publisher generation that needs to go, and this Ars article has been referenced several times in the thread Cheaper e-books will kill us, says publisher.
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02-02-2009, 11:52 AM
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Brilliant article. Very well thought out and written.
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02-02-2009, 12:53 PM
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Thanks for posting this, definitely worth the read
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02-02-2009, 02:47 PM
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It is a very good read.
It parallels this article on music publishing quite well. |
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