"It's even harder to adapt to the digital gale sweeping through publishing when big 'old-media' stories about canonical authors are still grabbing everyone's attention .. William Goldman, who wrote Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, is almost as well known for his coruscating portrait of the movie business, Adventures in the Screen Trade. This, in turn, is celebrated for its dictum about Hollywood executives – "No one knows anything" – a phrase that has a way of popping into mind whenever the discussion turns towards the future of books and newspapers..." - james reilly from Bookmarklet

I know something: ebooks and ereaders will substantially replace paper books and other varieties of print publication (including newspapers and magazines). That's a no-brainer, and has been so for at least fifteen years, because they afford numerous advantages. - Sean McBride