Podcasting is Killing Books – Sorta
Sometime ago, Sam Harris noted on his podcast (exact reference eludes me) that writing books wasn’t as effective as his podcast in communicating to his audience. Someone had asked him why he wasn’t churning books out anymore and although he didn’t say he wasn’t going to write one again, the reason for the lack of one was due to his podcasting. His rationale was that he can interview someone on a topic of interest and in a matter of days, have it edited and uploaded to the InterWebs for all of us to enjoy. In contrast, if he were to examine the topic in writing, it would take much longer. And finally, he could reach a wider audience because more would listen to a podcast than read a book.
I can see the point. But it doesn’t mean I’m happy about it.
