Karen,

it does seem a little odd doesn’t it… being forced to work in a tired medium. And I know what you mean about writing for the web. I’ve had students come to me and critique my blogging style saying that this was not what I was teaching in class. To which, with a smile I always answer… you’re quite right. 🙂

Alice,

very interesting point about the medium argument working on both ends. One of the people that I’ve been talking to about this teaches comparative religion. We’ve been promising each other that we would get together on this question soon… I think that your point will probably be a central one.
oh. And I’m a bibliophile. The book i’m… uh… most reading right now is a very nice 1916 copy of Gregory of Tour’s Historia Francorum (in English… sadly… my latin is next to non-existent). So I’m not ready to burn all the paper yet!