Come on, the net and books each have their own advantages. Off the top of my head, without the benefit of logic or cat, here are some:
With the net, you can expand beyond just the printed word, you can hear the poem as it's meant to be recited, the sound world expressed---so long as the poet records a recitation. Mind you, hearing a good poet live is best.
You can take a book down the pub and read it in a quiet corner with a decent pint to hand, as I will be doing with some Steve Sneyd tonight.
Books work during powercuts, so long as it's daylight.
You can read poems from anywhere in the world, without paying a penny for them, on the net.
You don't need someone's else's approval to put your poetry where other people can see it on the net. Generally, this is an advantage of books.
It's easier to have strange success on the net. For example, I've been trying to work out why the music on my site seems to have been downloaded and played a lot. After some detective work, I've found it. Hey, my music is having some minor popularity in, er, Vietnam! This explains why everyone ignores my entreaties to try out my poetry whilst they're listening to the music. I will be investigating more, but I suspect the best I'm going to get out of this is an icebreaker at parties.
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