The Rise of eBooks: Are Physical Books Becoming Obsolete?
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/12/05/What_Is_the_Future_of_the_Independent_Bookstore With the universal rise of eBooks, independent book sellers and authors are worried that changes in consumption patterns will render the physical book obsolete. Author Jonathan Ames voices this concern, noting his discomfort with how difficult it is to ... Read more
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- -: The Rise of eBooks: Are Physical Books Becoming Obsolete?
December 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/12/05/What_Is_the_Future_of_the_Independent_Bookstore With the universal rise of eBooks, independent book sellers and authors are worried that changes in consumption patterns will render the physical book obsolete. Author Jonathan Ames voices this concern, ...
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- -: TEDxISL - Janet Ungrin - Wild About My Garden
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- -: Cheryl Burke's Moving Words on Abuse
February 15, 2011 (about 13 years ago)After overcoming abusive relationships, Cheryl Burke shared what helped her though the difficult times. Then she gave some important words of advice for anyone in a similar situation.
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- -: Kym Douglas Gets Physical
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- -: David Roche - Learning to Accept One's Self
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- -: Organized Sports and Sedentary Kids - Donna Lopiano
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- -: Richard Dawkins - Applying Darwinian Evolution to Physics
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- -: Kevin Kelly: Access Is Better Than Ownership
July 6, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/nextwork_conference_2011 Kevin Kelly, author and senior maverick at WIRED, notes a cultural shift where ownership of things becomes more burdensome than having access to what is "always there and always on." ----- Attention Flows: The Future of the Digi...
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