David,

I know exactly what you are talking about. Up until about a year ago I hated reading documenation on a computer screen and liked having books I could actually away from the computer. Often I would even print out articles and take them away from the computer to read them.

But now I would admit that it matters much less to me and I now find it a pain to print out the article or go find the book. More often than not I find my books sitting on the shelf and I'm using the Internet to find what I need.

I'm sure almost instant access to experts like here on UT are having to really cut into book sales. I usually feel like if I can't get the answer here on UT within a few hours I need to rethink my design.

Greg

>Walter,
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>>I learn every day. From posts here on the UT, the wiki, MSDN, WWWC, Google, etc. I don't see the advantage of a paper magazine. They get lost, and even if It is in my file cabinet I spend more time to walk to it, search for the appropriate issue, browse through the pages for the relevant article, and file it again, compared to do a simple search on the UT.
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>I think it's a matter of preference about electronic vs paper. The best situation seems to be that a book or magazine is available in both formats. Many people just prefer to hold something in their hands while they read (other than the laptop).
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>That could change over time, but for now, paper versions of magazines and books seem to outsell electronic versions in general, according to a few private statistics I have heard.