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Philip Olterman explains why print will never die.

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December 27th, 2005 | Category: Uncategorized

2 comments to Print

  • dave munger
    December 27th, 2005 at 9:58 am

    Well, sure, there’ll always be a market for old-fashioned paper books, just like there’s still a market for hand-painted portraits. But there are a LOT more professional portrait photographers than portrait painters in the world.

  • Terri Saul
    December 27th, 2005 at 11:52 am

    …and a lot of boring aholes who’d rather have a kmart portrait than a watercolor by Alice Neel.

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