The Case Against Textbooks is an interesting blog entry provided by Jay Rosen. I agree with the list of “limitations” raised in Rosen’s entry. I think it would be possible to generate a similar list for web based resources (e.g., resolution limitations resulting in more difficult reading) and some of the entries in Rosen’s list would likely result in illegal activity limiting the willingness of commercial “information vendors” committing exclusively to digital delivery. I am still a fan of hybrid delivery systems. I am starting to think this is a personality trait (those who see things as this or that vs. those who see things as a combination of some of this and some of that).
