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> Generally the new model is winning on price and breadth, by a fairly wide margin. Accuracy seems about the same for both business models. I quite disagree on
by ars 1y ago
> Generally the new model is winning on price and breadth, by a fairly wide margin. Accuracy seems about the same for both business models.
I quite disagree on both counts. Unless by breadth you mean tons of different topics. But if you want info on a specific topic a book has far greater breadth than the new systems.
Accuracy is also hit or miss, it depends on the topic. Highly charged topics are rarely accurate - at least with a book the bias is known and you can pick multiple books, online articles are a popularity contest/majority rules, rather than actual accuracy.
Technical topics are pretty accurate, but often pretty shallow. Or worse: Great technical detail that is impossible to understand unless you already know the topic, in which case why do you need it?