Design Observer :: Join the Discussion http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/the-once--future-library/35268/ en-us Design Observer Group 2012-07-23T10:41:11-05:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 Carnegie established thousand of libraries as an end run around the cost of books as an impediment to knowledge. Rights management limits both the number and usefulness of electronic books through many of their useful lifespans increasing costs and decreasing volume for libraries.
As much as I love physical books I see the e-reader being the clear winner in the same way cd's were vanquished by the inferior mp3 and ultimately changing the library to an online resource.
]]> http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/the-once--future-library/35268/#comments 2012-07-23T10:41:11-05:00 Robert http://observatory.designobserver.com/feature/the-once--future-library/35268/#comments 2012-07-22T12:31:00-05:00