The Future of the Book
May 26, 2011
Publish or Perish: The Short Story 28
by Paul Vidich
I find that when someone asserts that a thing (the story), or an idea (God), is not dead, they usually mean that a nostalgic version of the thing has lapsed and not been replaced by something comparably satisfying.
April 4, 2011
Double Fold, Double Jeopardy 20
by Rebecca Rego Barry
A decade after Nicholson Baker’s provocative book, are American libraries still trashing perfectly collectible books?
March 14, 2011
The Chameleon Machine 8
by Emily St. John Mandel
Digital readers and paper books have little in common. But both objects have considerable merit, and this is why I think we should combine the two.
December 24, 2010
A Special Note for All You New Kindle (And Other Ereader) Owners 7
by C. Max Magee
For all those readers unwrapping shiny new devices, here are some links to get you going.
October 29, 2010
Report from the Future of Reading: The Books in Browsers Conference 8
by Patrick Brown
It’s only through seizing the social reading moment, so to speak, that the publishers can hope to wrestle some measure of control back from the tech companies that have come to dominate their industry.
October 22, 2010
The Paper-Reader’s Dilemma 19
by Jacob Lambert
You love your books, with their meaning and their warmth, but you’re not some weepy sap.