Debates: VERSUS?
Is It a War?
Steve: I've read articles, blogs and comments describing the growing popularity of ebooks as some sort of warfare against the printed book. One said he found it depressing to see content displayed in a printed bound format being displaced by content displayed in a variety of digital formats on multiple mobile devices. I fail to see how offering consumers more reading choices can be considered war — or even be considered depressing.
John Parsons (john@intuideas.com), former Editorial Director of The Seybold Report, is an independent writer, ghostwriter, and editor. He is the co-author of the interactive printed textbook, Introduction to Graphic Communication, on the art, science and business of print, which has been adopted by Ryerson, Arizona State, the University of Houston, and many other schools and vocational training centers. Custom editions of the book are under consideration by major printing companies and franchises for internal training purposes.