Aren't books dead yet?

E-Learning Curve Blog: What’s on your e-learning bookshelf?

Michael Hanley lists the e-learning books he keeps on his shelf.

It's startling to find someone who actually keeps books -- books about e-learning. To learn about e-learning, we need books? Physical books, made out of dead trees?

It just seems counter-intuitive, doesn't it?

Couldn't we just have a wiki, and let the collective intelligence of the learning community build the perfect resource?

Do you have any books hiding in your closet?