Print is Dead the Book

I found this picture of real hardcover book called “Print is Dead” by Jeff Gomez.

The book discusses:

Now, for the first time since the Middle Ages, all that is about to change. Newspapers are struggling for readers and relevance; downloadable music has consigned the album to the format scrap heap, and the digital revolution is now about to leave books on the high shelf of history. In Print Is Dead, Jeff Gomez explains how authors, producers, distributors, and readers must not only acknowledge these changes, but drive digital book creation, standards, storage, and delivery as the first truly transformational thing to happen in the world of words since the printing press.

You can also get, Print is Dead: Books in Our Digital Age as an ebook. The problems in the ebook environment today ring loud and clear for “Print is Dead” and add to the irony of a hardcover book declaring print to be deceased.

1. The Hardcover is cheaper.
2. Purchasing the ebook requires you to download special software.
3. No Mobile client for reading (Sony Reader doesn’t count).
4. The book won’t work in Your favorite Ebook Reader TM.

The book covers an interesting topic and I’ll be trying to track down a print copy from my local library soon.  You can read the more about Print is Dead and the author at Printisdeadblog.com.