By: John Bethune

I guess, to be weaselly about it, I would reply that I see the digital medium as often foremost, but not always. Whatever dictionary it is on my iMac defines foremost as “before anything else in rank, importance, or position.” I still think there are some cases where print is, by that definition, foremost–that is, where it is the best format for the use. Of course, back in the 90s, my publishing colleagues and I used to say that print will never die, because what else can you read on the toilet? Not a computer, after all. Well, smartphones and tablets have effectively ended that argument, so perhaps print’s few remaining advantages will fade away as well.