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07 Mar 2009 05:37 pm
The Printed Word
Scott Esposito interviewed Allan Kornblum, the publisher at Coffee House Books, a few weeks ago:
Keep in mind that clay tablets lasted 3,000 years, papyrus
scrolls lasted two thousand years, the handwritten rectangular book we
recognize today continued for about a thousand years, and letterpress
printing lasted 500 years. All of a sudden we've had desktop book
design, the internet, and the ebook, all in the last twenty-five years.
Writers, publishers, and readers have had to swallow these major
changes as if we were all at a fast food restaurant, so it's not
surprising that we're all suffering a bit of indigestion.
(hat tip: Booksquare)
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