E-Books Are Superior Tools To Physical Books Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:20:33 -0800 Alan Jacobs has a succinct piece at The Atlantic today about the superiority of e-books to print when it comes to the use of a book as a tool. Here's what I think is the best snippet from the piece, though I highly recommend that you read it in full. For instance, consider these facts: (a) Reading is a major part of my job; (b) I annotate quite heavily the books I read for work; (c) I buy a lot ... Books for kids about Dickens Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:59:00 -0800 Just in time for the 200th birthday of Dickens, there are three new illustrated books based on his life and the books he wrote. ?? Charles Dickens: England?s Most Captivating Storyteller ? by Catherine Wells-Cole (Templar Books $19.99), uses pictures from his original books and photos and other pieces of art. Readers ?see? Dickens?s life story and important parts of the stories in his books. By ... Do E-Books Threaten Democracy? Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:29:49 -0800 Do digital books threaten our democracy? Depends on who you ask. eBooks are on trial once again. This time, they represent nothing short of an existential threat to democracy itself. In the prosecutor's corner we have novelist Jonathan Franzen, playing the role of 'bookservative' and decrying the rise of these anti-democratic digital Books May Be Better Objects, but E-Books Are Better Tools Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:36:10 -0800 Can Kevin Kelly and Nick Carr both be right? A plausible thought about the future of the book. Nick Carr likes the fixities of the printed book ; Kevin Kelly agrees that "these are very real, and ... E-Books Allow the Return of the Pulps Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:12:13 -0800 I must say that The Guardian seems rather sniffy about this, the way that e-books are allowing the return of pulp fiction. E-book sales are being driven by downmarket genre fiction It doesn't sound like they approve, does it? Kindle-owning bibliophiles are furtive beasts. Their shelves still boast classics and Booker winners. But inside that plastic case, other things lurk. Sci-fi and self-help ... |
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