A lire sur Ars Technica cet article "The once and future eBook : on reading in the digital age". Un billet qui reprend la courte histoire du eBook, qui démonte un à un les principaux arguments des "anti-livrel", et qui propose une esquisse de l'avenir. Très intéressant mais aussi plein d'humour ce qui facilite la lecture.
Un petit extrait juste pour le plaisir : il compare les discussions entre "pros" et "antis" en remplaçant livre par cheval et ebook par voiture...
"Books will never go away." True! Horses have not gone away either.
"Books have advantages over e-books that will never be overcome." True! Horses can travel over rough terrain that no car can navigate. Paved roads don't go everywhere, nor should they.
"Books provide sensory/sentimental/sensual experiences that e-books can't match." True! Cars just can't match the experience of caring for and riding a horse: the smells, the textures, the sensations, the companionship with another living being.
Merci Pierrick...
