Yeah, I know, sort of old news. But the article is a great read, especially because it wanders through all points of view.
Most exaggerated quote from the article:
Weisberg, a passionate bibliophile who delights in trawling secondhand bookshops for modern first editions, concedes that a book is a lovely thing and believes that hardback books will become more like illuminated manuscripts after Gutenberg. 'You will keep in your home only ones you find attractive, or have a sentimental connection to. Owning printed books will eventually become synonymous with collecting them.'
Of course, I think that's a bunch of bunk. And I'm a big fan of ebooks.
A quote that makes more sense from the same article:
"When the e-reader emerges as a mass-market item, the shift will be very rapid indeed. It will soon be a dual-format market."
Yeah, much better.
In other news, three new reviews coming this week (hopefully). One's in the can, one's in my head, and one's still being read.
Currently reading:
The iTetralogy, Pg. 168.
The New Yorker, current issue, Pg. 27. (Yeah, I know it's not a book, but it's what I'm reading.)
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