This article by Craig Mod has sparked a very interesting debate amongst his readers – paper ‘vs’ digital. While many people commented about environmental factors (less trees being cut down) or the timeless qualities of print, I didn’t see anything about how through making content digital it allows for speedy duplication and dissemination. For a child in with an OLPC in Mozambique to a iPad in New York, they would all have access to content and stories without being reliant on having to purchase it in paper form.
Read the article: http://craigmod.com/journal/ipad_and_books/
Yay ipad!