From FutureWire: RFID tags are beginning to appear in bookstores, making them “smarter” about their inventories and easier to search for specific titles. [Link]

What’s striking about all this is the continued relevance of books in the face of the Internet and digital media. Bookstores and libraries were predicted to be among the first casualties of the Information Revolution, when in fact just the opposite has been true. No matter how far we advance technically, there will always be the appeal of curling up with a good, old-fashioned book… paper, binding and all.

From FutureWire: RFID tags are beginning to appear in bookstores, making them “smarter” about their inventories and easier to search for specific titles. [Link]
What’s striking about all this is the continued relevance of books in the face of the Internet and digital media. Bookstores and libraries were predicted to be among the first casualties [...]