3/31/2006

Are We Seeing a Trend?

This latest article in Newsweek spoke of a familiar situation. The article explained that more and more people are reading novels over their computer. This situation reminded me of a case discussed in class. Britannica was once an item that had a bulky volume you had to purchase to get all the information you could ask for. Now its something you can get over the internet or a CD. The question is will books be a thing of the past like Britannica and just be read over a computer?
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Dr. Tufte said...

I think the issue here is whether or not computers will ever be able to duplicate other features of books. What is being missed here is that a book is a bundled good: it is text, portability, tactile sensations, ease on the eyes, and so on, all rolled into one.

Parker: please don't pull a Costanza and try to learn Risk Management from an audio book. ;)>

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