I assume that technology will soon start moving in the natural direction: integrating chips into books, not vice versa. I might like to make a book beep when I can’t find it, search its text online, download updates and keep an eye on reviews and discussion. This would all be easily handled by electronics worked into the binding. Such upgraded books acquire some of the bad traits of computer text — but at least, if the circuitry breaks or the battery runs out, I’ve still got a book.
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| — | David Gelernter, a professor of computer science at Yale University (Does the Brain Like E-Books? - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com) (via obsoletethebook) |
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