tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205023321797542709.post3795097645183104518..comments2023-06-12T15:47:38.684+01:00Comments on Small world: Guidebooks vs the webMary Novakovichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17048935549974327727noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205023321797542709.post-91791778856411857422010-10-03T17:10:22.760+01:002010-10-03T17:10:22.760+01:00I can see why Benji loves the web. So do I. It'...I can see why Benji loves the web. So do I. It's incredible how much it's changed in only a few years, and how it's affected travel and made our jobs so much easier. But I don't think it can replace books now or even in the near future. There are far too many things that can go physically wrong with technology that you don't find with books (unless you drop them in a pool). TripAdvisor is handy, but it can be more annoying than helpful sometimes.<br /><br />I haven't written any guidebooks myself (thought I've edited them), but I share your bias towards them, Jeremy. Long may they continue.Mary Novakovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048935549974327727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205023321797542709.post-10835597058454839082010-10-03T16:50:24.959+01:002010-10-03T16:50:24.959+01:00Benji is clearly a 'digital native' - as h...Benji is clearly a 'digital native' - as his piece makes clear, he's always been into the web... so I'm not surprised by the viewpoints he has. Personally, I'm with you. I like the tactility (tactileness??) of a guidebook. I like to underline stuff and flip from one page to another. I think guidebooks will change as a result of this new technology (for example fewer hotel reviews - who needs them with TripAdvisor?) but I don't think they are dead. Not by a long chalk. (Of course as someone who has written a few of them myself I am also a bit biassed!)Jeremy Headhttp://www.travelblather.comnoreply@blogger.com