3 ms·
"... Any book that's worth reading will be scanned, run through OCR, and distributed for free. Google IS the catalogue. End of story. ..." You are right, repla
by bootload 18y ago
"... Any book that's worth reading will be scanned, run through OCR, and distributed for free. Google IS the catalogue. End of story. ..."
You are right, replacing one monopoly with another is one way to end the story. What is wrong with an open alternative?
- Raphael 18y agoNothing wrong. The problem is that there's no such thing as a book any more. It's all just text. Any search engine will do.