Books Flashcards
most specialized, varied in content
books on everything
power, influence
most important ideas are put into books
- medium of education
- organized information - rapid retrieval
invention of the printing press
invented in 15th century in Europe
great growth of book industry
2nd half of 20th century
permanence
- main characteristic
- don’t throw away right away; keep on bookshelf for a lifetime, sometimes beyond
re-use rate
-main characteristic
higher for book that any other medium
-multiple people reading the same book
most personal
- main characteristic
- read in private at own pace, own interpretation
more complexity, nuance
- main characteristic
- subleties, more than any other medium
chage our lives
- main characteristic
- change believes, see world in a new way, new way of seeing ourselves, new values
aura of respect, dignity
- main characteristic
- because associated with education
- recorded wisdom of human kind
- reverence that transcends other mediums
markers
- main characteristic
- marks our lives, who we are, how you have evolved
- mark live stages (Curious George –> Twilight –> Pride and Prejudice)
- books that travel with us as move
- physical evidence of past
- where you were when you read a book
- impact when you reread, more or less meaning
books online
importance of internet for books
-text available online
predominance of e-readers &e-books
-importance of internet for books
vooks
- importance of internet for books
- a hybrid between a video and book
- takes less space, don’t have to carry around large heavy books
reading a book is a physical experience
- impact of internet for books
- part of the enjoyment of reading
- publishers are focusing more on the physical apperance of books to emphasize the physical pleasure of reading a book to contrast the convenence of e-books
