"I don't dance! :)" I think most would say that is given with the techie tag ;-)
On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 9:12 AM, StephenB <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm a techie type, not techno. I don't dance! :) > > -----Original Message----- From: Raymond Feist > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 4:29 AM > > To: feistfans-l > Subject: Re: ebooks out of..... print? > > > On Apr 29, 2013, at 3:38 PM, Brian Jones (Trancendance) < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Of course, given the growth in storage capacity being brought about by >> nanotechnologies, graphene and other such materials, and the proportionally >> reducing amount of data that it will take to store books, it is conceivable >> that all (future) books will be available, if not for immediate purchase, >> for retrieval from a library archive. I know that the British Library has a >> long running digitisation and archiving project, although some past texts >> and recordings are just too old and fragile to be converted, and it is >> likely that eventually these will be lost forever. >> > > > You miss the point, as techno types often do. There's a business model > that must be considered. Even if it's SUPER cheap, it's still a cost, and > if you're not making money, dump the cost. > > Best, R.E.F. > ---- > www.crydee.com > > Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by > stupidity. > > > > > > > > >
