The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter

9781610395717
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The more advanced our digital technologies, the more we come to realize that reality rules. David Sax reassures us surviving members of team human that material existence is alive and well, and makes a compelling case for the reclamation of terra firma and all that comes with it." - Douglas Rushkoff, author of Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus A funny thing happened on the way to the digital utopia. We've begun to fall back in love with the very analog goods and ideas the tech gurus insisted that we no longer needed. Businesses that once looked outdated, from film photography to brick-and-mortar retail, are now springing with new life. Notebooks, records, and stationery have become cool again. Behold the Revenge of Analog.David Sax has uncovered story after story of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and even big corporations who've found a market selling not apps or virtual solutions but real, tangible things. As e-books are supposedly remaking reading, independent bookstores have sprouted up across the country. As music allegedly migrates to the cloud, vinyl record sales have grown more than ten times over the past decade. Even the offices of tech giants like Google and Facebook increasingly rely on pen and paper to drive their brightest ideas.Sax's work reveals a deep truth about how humans shop, interact, and even think. Blending psychology and observant wit with first-rate reportage, Sax shows the limited appeal of the purely digital life- and the robust future of the real world outside it.

PRODUCT DETAILS :
ISBN : 9781610395717
BY (AUTHOR) Sax, David
PUBLISHER : INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US PUBLICATION DATE : November 08, 2016
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States IMPRINT : PublicAffairs,U.S.
LANGUAGE : English AGE : Tertiary Education
PRODUCT FORM : Hardback
DIMENSION : 167 mm x 243 mm
WEIGHT : 450 g

PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Economics, Finance, Business & Management
Society & Social Sciences
Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes