Flat-world believer Thomas Friedman (he’s speaking metaphorically, of course) continues to insist it’s a flat world, and that we need to get serious about going green. A continuation of his treatise, The World is Flat, is due out in September: Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution–and How It Can Renew America.
Impatient (or forgetful) readers can pre-order the book at your usual outlets – Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc.
The New York Times columnist still has plenty to say, even if he’s reading from a computer to a crowd as he was Friday at Book Expo American in Los Angeles.
Attendees of the expo were openly questioning the need for a book expo, reports Publishers Marketplace, as crowds have grown thinner and no-shows were conspicuous.
The expo could be an example of Friedman’s flat world playing out – a convergence of technology and economies has made the expo unnecessary and unnecessarily expensive. Relationships and business are built via the Internet, and have you seen the price of gas lately? Those factors could mean the end of the expo as we know it.

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