Likewise, I disagree that the internet will ever make books obsolete.
After all, people buy books even when they can get them in the library,
so I don't see why people would rather look at web pages all the time
when they can have all the information collected together in a nice
solid tangible book.
And I think a multi-author book would be the only way to do a project
such as this one. Myself, I'd love to contribute in any way possible,
though I don't know anything about Olympus cameras except how to use the
exposure meter and press the fire button. If there is a demand for such
a book, a group like this would be the people to write it.
All this knowledge floating about needs to be collected.
Roger
Kelton Rhoads wrote:
>
> Gary said:
>
> >>I'm afraid that when there is free content available (like we currently
> >>have), the incentive to produce something for publication dwindles.
> >>There is too much uncertainity about whether the effort will be
> >>profitable, since many folks will rather opt for free content, even if
> >>its limited in some way.
> >>
> >>Gary Reese
> >>Las Vegas, NV
>
> I've been waiting for you to weigh in, Gary! If true, how do you explain
> the burgeoning publications on Nikon, Zeiss, Leica, and others? Why do I
> own two Nikons and two Nikon collector guides? Why do I own one Leica and
> five Leica guides? I think we need a psychologist to answer this question!
>
> Then Chris said:
>
> >>Such a book would be written by someone with an broad knowledge of
> >>the subject and an ability to research what he or she did not know
> >>already.
>
> I'd also like to point out how easy that research would be, if such a
> book were written by a listmember. Said listmember would have all the
> contacts necessary, right here! But there might be an even better,
> easier, more satisfactory way of making a high-quality OM book. Chris
> said:
>
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