In 2007 Andy Rooney did a segment on 60 Minutes on his visit to the New York Antiquarian Book Fair. In it he reminded us that books are one of the greatest inventions of all time.
Now, nearly 4 years later, Rooney weighs in on e-books and e-readers and as you might expect he isn’t too impressed.
“I’m not interested in having my books on an electronic device. I want them in books. I want my words in books” says Rooney.
Full text of segment here
And for those in the New York area the 2011 book fair is currently under way.