The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter
Language: English
Published by PublicAffairs,U.S., 2017
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A funny thing happened on the way to the digital utopia. We've begun to fall back in love with the very analog goods and ideas the tech gurus insisted that we no longer needed. Businesses that once looked outdated, from film photography to brick-and-mortar retail, are now springing with new life. Notebooks, records, and stationery have become cool again. Behold the Revenge of Analog.David Sax has uncovered story after story of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and even big corporations who've found a market selling not apps or virtual solutions but real, tangible things. As e-books are supposedly remaking reading, independent bookstores have sprouted up across the country. As music allegedly migrates to the cloud, vinyl record sales have grown more than ten times over the past decade. Even the offices of tech giants like Google and Facebook increasingly rely on pen and paper to drive their brightest ideas.Sax's work reveals a deep truth about how humans shop, interact, and even think. Blending psychology and observant wit with first-rate reportage, Sax shows the limited appeal of the purely digital life - and the robust future of the real world outside it.…
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- Title
- The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter
- Author
- David Sax
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S.
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1610398211
- ISBN 13
- 9781610398213
A heartfelt defense of the analog world, from film photography to brick-and-mortar stores
“Insightful and entertaining. . . . A powerful counternarrative to the techno-utopian belief that we would live in an ever-improving, all-digital world.” ―The New York Times
A #1 Washington Post Bestseller
Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times • The Globe and Mail • National Post • Inc.
In this vital book, David Sax makes the life-affirming case for a world that is centered less around technology and more around humanity. As digital technologies encroach on every corner of daily life, many people are turning back to tactile options. Sax documents the lasting, surprising, and often counterintuitive resurgence of analog in many forms: vinyl records, board games, physical books, and more. He uncovers story after story of tangible goods and experiences that have found a new economic viability and a growing audience of devotees, despite persistent claims that digital outperforms analog at every turn.
For anyone who has grown weary of endless automation, Sax offers proof that tactile goods and spaces, and a human touch, still matter. Impassioned and eye-opening, The Revenge of Analog is an enduring testament to humanity.
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About the Author
David Sax is a writer, reporter, and speaker who specializes in business and culture. He is the author of five books, including The Tastemakers, The Future Is Analog, and the James Beard Award winner Save the Deli. He lives in Toronto.
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