The revenge of analog : real things and why they matter / David Sax.

By now, we all know the mythology of the digital revolution: it improved efficiency, eliminated waste, and fostered a boom in innovation. But as business reporter David Sax shows in this clear-sighted, entertaining book, not all innovations are written in source code. In fact, businesses that once l...

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Main Author: Sax, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, 2017.
Edition:First trade paperback edition.
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505 0 |a Part I: The revenge of analog things. The revenge of vinyl ; The revenge of paper ; The revenge of film ; The revenge of board games -- Part II: The revenge of analog ideas. The revenge of print ; The revenge of retail ; The revenge of work ; The revenge of school ; The revenge of analog, in digital -- Epilogue: The revenge of summer. 
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