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Jerome Rubin, 1925 – 2012: Passing of a Pioneering Giant in Electronic Publishing History

17 Jan

At a 1989 gathering of publishing giants, Jerome Rubin made an unpopular forecast: Technology would render the book obsolete. He argued that the expansion of computerized databases would decrease the need for printed books, a pronouncement based on firsthand experience….