The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 2, January 13, 2002, Article 11

DEATH OF PRINT?

  George Kolbe writes: "Yet another interesting and informative
  "E". Regarding "The Death of Print?"  I must say that I have
  never seen a period when printed numismatic books have
  flourished more than at the present time.  Spink in London -
  along with whole raft of academic and institutional publishers
  in Europe and Asia - and here in the U. S, . a wide range of
  numismatic specialists (either through their respective clubs
  or on their own), along with the ubiquitous Q. David Bowers,
  have made the last decade surely the most prolific ever for
  important published numismatic research. Even your humble
  writer realized a few days ago that he had published no less
  than three books in the past year: "Illustrium Imagines" (though
  dated 2000  did not come out until 2001) + Adams 1 reprint
  + Bassoli translation). This, after deciding several years ago,
  not to publish anything further.

  Truth be told, I too believe that printed books will eventually
  fade into obscurity. But, for now, it seems to me that the
  numismatic publishing community is on steroids! We are
  blessed."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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