Comments on: The Mythical Paperless World: Why Print Will Stick Around http://sixrevisions.com/web-technology/the-mythical-paperless-world-why-print-will-stick-around/ Tue, 21 May 2013 22:12:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: bill http://sixrevisions.com/web-technology/the-mythical-paperless-world-why-print-will-stick-around/#comment-133846 bill Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:29:41 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=5962#comment-133846 No-one seems to have said that digital publication relies on software, and software becomes obsolete and requires translation into new software; whereas to read writing you just have to learn to read, once. No-one seems to have said that digital publication relies on software, and software becomes obsolete and requires translation into new software; whereas to read writing you just have to learn to read, once.

]]> By: Fabian http://sixrevisions.com/web-technology/the-mythical-paperless-world-why-print-will-stick-around/#comment-130150 Fabian Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:11:06 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=5962#comment-130150 When we moved from stone tablets to papyrus and paper I'm sure there were those that said: - but stone can't be burned, or smudged! - paper requires killing valuable trees! - paper is fragile and won't be there for future generations! - we wouldn't have had cave paintings without stone! Long live stone! I'll take an iPad please... When we moved from stone tablets to papyrus and paper I’m sure there were those that said:
- but stone can’t be burned, or smudged!
- paper requires killing valuable trees!
- paper is fragile and won’t be there for future generations!
- we wouldn’t have had cave paintings without stone!
Long live stone! I’ll take an iPad please…

]]> By: Simona http://sixrevisions.com/web-technology/the-mythical-paperless-world-why-print-will-stick-around/#comment-129979 Simona Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:41:38 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=5962#comment-129979 The print is dead topic has been around for quite some years, yet you still get tons of flyers and advertising in printed forms in your mail, local magazine booklets with special and plenty of other paper (which usually land right in the garbage bin), but the biggest and in my opinion most important print sector that I believe will never disappear and cannot be substituted with any e-form whatsoever is packaging. You will always need labels, boxes, hand tags, paper or plastic bags with lovely prints gift bags, postcards greeting cards and the list goes on and on. I do think that newspaper lost grounds, but I am one to prefer to hold a magazine in my hands and read it instead of a e-paper/book or PDF. When in the 70/80s the computers took over handwritten or typewriter written paper, everybody speculated that paper will disappear and electronic paper will take over. Studies later showed that the paper used actually increased. The print is dead topic has been around for quite some years, yet you still get tons of flyers and advertising in printed forms in your mail, local magazine booklets with special and plenty of other paper (which usually land right in the garbage bin), but the biggest and in my opinion most important print sector that I believe will never disappear and cannot be substituted with any e-form whatsoever is packaging. You will always need labels, boxes, hand tags, paper or plastic bags with lovely prints gift bags, postcards greeting cards and the list goes on and on. I do think that newspaper lost grounds, but I am one to prefer to hold a magazine in my hands and read it instead of a e-paper/book or PDF. When in the 70/80s the computers took over handwritten or typewriter written paper, everybody speculated that paper will disappear and electronic paper will take over. Studies later showed that the paper used actually increased.

]]> By: suhasini http://sixrevisions.com/web-technology/the-mythical-paperless-world-why-print-will-stick-around/#comment-129929 suhasini Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:03:57 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=5962#comment-129929 Very well written and composed and matter of fact it's very correct perspective ...really wondering if paperless world is ever possible ? Very well written and composed and matter of fact it’s very correct perspective …really wondering if paperless world is ever possible ?

]]> By: Will http://sixrevisions.com/web-technology/the-mythical-paperless-world-why-print-will-stick-around/#comment-129629 Will Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:49:36 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=5962#comment-129629 It's interesting. I would like to see more stats on the shift! It’s interesting. I would like to see more stats on the shift!

]]> By: Cory http://sixrevisions.com/web-technology/the-mythical-paperless-world-why-print-will-stick-around/#comment-129610 Cory Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:51:48 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=5962#comment-129610 I think its undeniable that Print isn't going to the be the major medium for content delivery in the future, and in fact isn't already. To think that print is dead is to simple. It isn't a black and white issue. A start can shine bright without being the brightest. Look at 8 tracks and vinyls. If we were so black and white with technology, you wouldn't see any new distrubtions on vinyle. I like to look at it as just another avenue to convey a message, while keeping the old still available. As you mentioned people goto the newspaper for information that is different then what they seek on the net. Print will specialize more. Good post I think its undeniable that Print isn’t going to the be the major medium for content delivery in the future, and in fact isn’t already.

To think that print is dead is to simple. It isn’t a black and white issue. A start can shine bright without being the brightest.

Look at 8 tracks and vinyls. If we were so black and white with technology, you wouldn’t see any new distrubtions on vinyle.

I like to look at it as just another avenue to convey a message, while keeping the old still available. As you mentioned people goto the newspaper for information that is different then what they seek on the net. Print will specialize more.

Good post

]]> By: Marc http://sixrevisions.com/web-technology/the-mythical-paperless-world-why-print-will-stick-around/#comment-128531 Marc Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:20:54 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=5962#comment-128531 Great article! Let's not forget that print is synonymous to evolution. Better phrased; it depends on it. We started with cave painting, papyrus, parchment, wooden typefaces and stone prints. Because print is and has always been about communicating. And communication evolves and so will print. Look where we are now! Ebooks etc. are part of that. Thanks to print. It's not a old fashioned trade/profession. The print industry is used to embrace new technologies in order to survive and succeed. If there is a good reason to turn paperless, the print industry will be the first to do so. Great article!

Let’s not forget that print is synonymous to evolution. Better phrased; it depends on it. We started with cave painting, papyrus, parchment, wooden typefaces and stone prints. Because print is and has always been about communicating. And communication evolves and so will print. Look where we are now! Ebooks etc. are part of that. Thanks to print. It’s not a old fashioned trade/profession. The print industry is used to embrace new technologies in order to survive and succeed. If there is a good reason to turn paperless, the print industry will be the first to do so.

]]> By: Saeed Neamati http://sixrevisions.com/web-technology/the-mythical-paperless-world-why-print-will-stick-around/#comment-127767 Saeed Neamati Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:18:13 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=5962#comment-127767 One thing I've seen many times and I've experienced myself, is that with PDF, you can get almost tons of books in no time. This means that you'll never read even one of'em, cause you always feel like beated by the amount of unread books in front of you. But with real paper, you can't afford enough place to hold that amount of books. Thus you can get sure that you'll read all of them some day. One thing I’ve seen many times and I’ve experienced myself, is that with PDF, you can get almost tons of books in no time. This means that you’ll never read even one of’em, cause you always feel like beated by the amount of unread books in front of you.

But with real paper, you can’t afford enough place to hold that amount of books. Thus you can get sure that you’ll read all of them some day.

]]> By: Corin Haines http://sixrevisions.com/web-technology/the-mythical-paperless-world-why-print-will-stick-around/#comment-127400 Corin Haines Sat, 01 Oct 2011 22:22:27 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=5962#comment-127400 Thanks for this great article. You echo my sentiments exactly. 16 years ago when I started working in libraries print was dead because of CD's, We have a long long way to go! Thanks for this great article. You echo my sentiments exactly. 16 years ago when I started working in libraries print was dead because of CD’s, We have a long long way to go!

]]> By: thinker-ar http://sixrevisions.com/web-technology/the-mythical-paperless-world-why-print-will-stick-around/#comment-127385 thinker-ar Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:03:32 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=5962#comment-127385 20 years later, I assure you, plenty of pens are floating around. And even more paper ? 20 years later, I assure you, plenty of pens are floating around. And even more paper ?

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