> > But each step also made books less expensive and more accessible to a > greater number of people. The transition to electronic form will make > books less expensive before long (and will make it much less > difficult > to get published - right now it's be more difficult to get a book > published than in... I don't know how long). But it's also > going to make > books *less* accessible to a lot of people, particularly in less > developed nations. Of course, the people and market forces behind the > change don't give a f%#@ about that, but it's still worrying. >
The benefits to the customer of digital books are not at all clear to me. I can't hear readers clamouring for electronic book readers, all I can see is producers with vested interests trying to force them onto customers. What's in it for me? Why should I spend my money on this? Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
