Another electronic book reader has arrived, ready to do battle with its paper cousins. But, writes cultural critic Stephen Bayley, it faces an uphill struggle against a truly beautiful knowledge delivery platform.

What is the most flexible, intelligent, interactive data retrieval system yet to appear?

It's the book.

i love books

plus i love that he wrote "books are not going to disappear in a Gotterdammerung of pixellation." That made me laugh "Gotterdammerung of pixellation" what a great expression!

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