Once more into the breach: struggling with a short story while pondering this article from the NYT, I have to admit that while I can see the argument–I really can and Mike Stackpole had a great breakdown on the costs of e-publishing on his blog–there is something profoundly unsettling about the conclusion. A new range of telling stories? The ability to jump around within a book so much that you lose track of where you’ve been? Hmmm–in an age where everyone demands novelty and constant stimulation, there is something to be said for the sustained concentration a linear narrative demands. I agree that books are about content, but divorcing form from content seems to miss the point. Books aren’t video games.
