Printed In--Well, Not Here Obviously

[sansenmage]

Advertising revenues plummeted for print magazines, thus niche magazines with low circulation went extinct; the surviving titles are endangered, threatened by the laissez-faire Internets of pirated multimedia. This too has effected the fate for print books; not only has disposable income dropped but the emergence of e-books has dawned, often late

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[zigsternenstaub]

I have mixed feelings about electronic books. Being a frequent traveller who often lugs about at least one hundred pounds in paper, the idea of having a device on which to read a file certainly sounds like a great lightening of my load. On the other hand, the subjective experience of holding a book in one's hands is far more pleasurable than reading by the dim light of e-book.

[sansenmage]

Even worse, it contributes to the increasig the technological divide between wealthy and poverty nations; actually, that is me thinking too much.

[zigsternenstaub]

Hmm, yes, but then I would think there was already a significant divide in terms of literacy, as well as the simple availability of books.