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• I Can Tell You Why
  "Why are books the last bastion of analog?" asks Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. This is an amazing question coming from anyone that works at Amazon. It is probably the largest book seller of all time.
  
  -Books are friendly and easy to read on a whim, no recharging required.
  -Books have texture on the paper and ink on the pages which have such a long lived history that it seems normal for them to be that way.
  -Old copies of books that are out of print are easy to find and are compatible with current eyeball technology.
  -Books represent more than the information within their pages; they represent history in their aesthetic and makeup.
  -Books are more than receptacles for knowledge. They are often artistic. People craft them as objects.
  -Letterpress, bookbinding, printmaking all contribute to the book as art.
  -Some people like the feel of materiality rather than cold plastic.
  -As long as the current population who are familiar with books are alive, they will buy what is familiar to them.
  Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon must be a dim bulb. In reply to: "Amazon debuts Kindle e-book reader"

  November 19, 2007

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