The Book
“There’s no question that reading off-paper, as I think of it, will increase in years to come.... And there’s no question that once again we will be treated to lamentations suggesting that true literacy has become a lost art. The difference this time is that we will confront elitism from both sides. Not only do literary purists now complain about the evanescent nature of letters onscreen, the tech aficionados have become equally disdainful of the old form. ‘This book stinks,’ read an online review of the bestseller Game Change before the release of the digital version. ‘The thing reeks of paper and ink.’”Editor’s Note: Right. And remember how online killed newspapers? Oh . . . .
Today’s PeezPix: Hollyhock .
I love books! I love newspapers! Is it a generational thing? I get sick of reading things on-line. I subscribe to magazines and newspapers as a means of getting the information I want without having to look at a screen. Probably everything I subscribe to is available on-line, but it's just not the same. I like paper to hold in my hands, to underline and highlight and earmark pages. You gotta love it baby.
ReplyDelete"But you can throw a cat at an iPad."
ReplyDelete—Will