Print is Dead: Books in Our Digital Age

The MediaBistro website has an article in their Media News section which asks the question, “Is Print Dead?” The scope of the story is the magazine business, and not trade publishing, but of course there are certain similarities. The tone of the article is that things are definitely changing, and that the Internet is certainly wiping out some forms (and formats) in the magazine world, but ultimately notes that “there’s something special and unique, even luxurious, about reading a big, glossy magazine.” Of course, whether anyone is going to have time to still read those big, glossy magazines is another thing. The last time I was in a doctor’s office, not one person was reading the big, glossy magazines; instead, every single person was playing with their small, portable digital devices: Blackberry, cellphone, iPod.

MediaBistro: “Is Print Dead?”