Chapters 8 & 10

Something that grabs my attention while reading these two chapters about the decline of printed media is that it is still widely used by older generations as a form of news. Though my generation may get news and books via digital sources, many people over the age of 60 are not very computer savvy and may very well become uninformed if newspapers become obsolete. Or, they'll have to become computer savvy enough to attain the information they used to read in printed forms. I understand that it is that much more convenient to read a book on a kindle and read the new york times online, but it is quite sad to think about not having the ability to read a nice hard copy of something, which thankfully we still have. When reading a book, the physical book itself aside from the content within makes the experience a bit more rewarding and personalized. At least for me. I enjoy having an old copy of something that has a bit of a history and has been in public circulation for years, opposed to the kindle which seems to offer a sterile reading experience. Though at the same time, you can have multiple different books on a kindle which is convenient and saves space if traveling. Online news sites do the same, they make it convenient in many ways. Online sources also have the ability to update news stories almost immediately, whereas the physical newspaper has to be printed and distributed which is a much more laborious process.
This laborious process is one that requires a large number of employees to take on the many different tasks, and with the decline of printed matter many people in this industry have lost their jobs. As saddening as it is  to think about books/newspapers becoming close to obsolete, it is also very concerning to think about the business side of things. Huge corporations such as Time Warner end up buying smaller news/publishing corporations that can no longer afford to stay alive on their own. Not only can the bigger publishing houses/ newspaper corporations not afford to carry on, retail book stores are also shutting down. Why would most people go to a book store when you can quickly, easily, order a book from Amazon while still in bed? The thing you can't do while ordering books from bed is physically browse, and become informed, which you can also do online, probably at a quicker rate. So who knows whether or not the decline of printed matter is a negative or a positive, because it seems everything available in these forms is more available for you in some sort of digital medium.
I prefer printed matter, just saying.