The following is an interesting interview with the editor-in-chief of Wired, Chris Anderson. In it he talks about the print/web dynamic and the role of choices for readers of magazines. It’s about twenty-two minutes long, but it’s worth it!

He does an excellent job differentiating between the two mediums and highlighting the value of print magazines (and books!). I can’t help but to agree with nearly everything he says.

I found this comment about book publishing particularly interesting:

“A book is a superior product to reading the same material as text on a screen…I think a book has a place in the 21st century…”

Even the biggest tech-heads see value in the traditional book. The book is here to stay. However, the book industry need to become less scared of new technologies and embrace them.