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Thread #92161   Message #1758218
Posted By: GUEST,Desdemona
12-Jun-06 - 02:48 PM
Thread Name: BS: If it was up to you...
Subject: RE: BS: If it was up to you...
There was an interesting article by Kevin Kelley in the NY Times magazine a few weeks back, discussing what looks like the inevitable digitization of books in the future. In short, it looks like eventually there *will* be room for "all of the books", at least in electronic form. I'm personally for making as much information, as many opinions, etc., available as possible, in whatever forum. As Voltaire may or may not have famously and rather too-oft-quoted-ly put it:

"I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it."

Anyway, you can read the article here if you like (sorry I don't know how to make a blue clicky; cut & paste away!):

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/magazine/14publishing.html?ei=5090&en=c07443d368771bb8&ex=1305259200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss