I hope not. Here’s one writer’s negative reply. I hope he’s right.
Update: Dan McCarthy is less positive about the future of the book.
June 29, 2010 by Grover Cleveland
I hope not. Here’s one writer’s negative reply. I hope he’s right.
Update: Dan McCarthy is less positive about the future of the book.
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I couldn’t resist putting up a dyspeptic blog of my own in reaction; the claims for the survival of print seem doubtful, much as I might wish otherwise: http://www.amconmag.com/mccarthy/2010/06/29/wishful-thinking-about-e-books/