SYNOPSIS

The Big Switch, Nicholas Carr's bestselling look at the new computer revolution, makes a simple and profound statement: Computing is turning into a utility, and the effects of this transition will ultimately change society as completely as the advent of cheap electricity did. From the software business to the newspaper business, from job creation to community formation, from national defense to personal identity, this book provides a panoramic view of the new world being conjured from the circuits of the "World Wide Computer".

ABOUT THE AUTHOR/S

Nicholas Carr is the author of Does IT Matter?. The former executive editor of the Harvard Business Review, he has written for the New York Times, Financial Times, Wired, and other publications.