Forbes raises some questions about the reliability of digital content in a post that suggests an author’s or publisher’s ability to instantly access and edit eBooks and digital content could undermine its validity as a source of accurate information.
The non-fiction and eTexts that schools and universities use will mainly benefit by this ability to correct erroneous material. In terms of fiction and literature, the ability to ‘tweak’ a novel until it is relatively free of errors is one thing, to change it to fit market expectations ceases to be the same kind of creative writing.
