Love the distinction made between publishing and reading! Well put!
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Samantha GilhamMashable article - maybe use as discussion topic, do we agree with this utopian view of e-reading or the extinction of the written word?
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One of the chief pleasures of a book is mental solitude, that deep, quiet focus on an author's thoughts—and your own.
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Cindy MinnichExcellent article on "the future of reading in a digital world": http://t.co/yh6TyHcS
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Colleen WorrellWhen McKenzie Wark wrote Gamer Theory—an analysis of why people enjoy playing videogames—Harvard University Press published it as a conventional hardcover. But Wark also put it online using CommentPress. The free blog theme blew the book open into a series of conversations; every paragraph could spawn its own discussion forum for readers.
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Books are the last bastion of the old business model—the only major medium that still hasn't embraced the digital age. Publishers and author advocates have generally refused to put books online for fear the content will be Napsterized. And you can understand their terror, because the publishing industry is in big financial trouble, rife with layoffs and restructurings. Literary pundits are fretting: Can books survive in this Facebooked, ADD, multichannel universe?
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The technology is here. Book nerds are now working on XML-like markup languages that would allow for really terrific linking and mashups. Imagine a world where there's a URL for every chapter and paragraph in a book—every sentence, even. Readers could point to their favorite sections in a MySpace update or instant message or respond to an argument by copiously linking to the smartest passages in a recent best seller.
This would massively improve what bibliophiles call book discovery. You're far more likely to hear about a book if a friend has highlighted a couple brilliant sentences in a Facebook update—and if you hear about it, you're far more likely to buy it in print. Yes, in print: The few authors who have experimented with giving away digital copies (mostly in sci-fi) have found that they end up selling more print copies, because their books are discovered by more people.
I'm not suggesting that books need always be social. One of the chief pleasures of a book is mental solitude, that deep, quiet focus on an author's thoughts—and your own. That's not going away. But books have been held hostage offline for far too long. Taking them digital will unlock their real hidden value: the readers.
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Neither move should come as a surprise. Books have a centuries-old tradition of annotation and commentary, ranging from the Talmud and scholarly criticism to book clubs and marginalia. Stein believes that if books were set free digitally, it could produce a class of "professional readers"—people so insightful that you'd pay to download their footnotes. Sound unlikely? It already exists in the real world: Microsoft researcher Cathy Marshall has found that university students carefully study used textbooks before buying them, because they want to acquire the smartest notes.
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I'm not suggesting that books need always be social. One of the chief pleasures of a book is mental solitude, that deep, quiet focus on an author's thoughts—and your own.
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Jeremias Klausner"When McKenzie Wark wrote Gamer Theory—an analysis of why people enjoy playing videogames—Harvard University Press published it as a co"
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Australian LiteratureClive Thompson on the Future of Reading in a Digital World When McKenzie Wark wrote Gamer Theory —an analysis of why people enjoy playing videogames—Harvard University Press published it as a conventional hardcover. But Wark also put it online using Co
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Tamsin LloydThis quote sums up the discussion in the article:
"Books are the last bastion of the old business model—the only major medium that still hasn't embraced the digital age. Publishers and author advocates have generally refused to put books online for fear the content will be Napsterized." -
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meanderinglara"To which I reply: Sure they can. But only if publishers adopt Wark's perspective and provide new ways for people to encounter the written word. We need to stop thinking about the future of publishing and think instead about the future of reading."
Article Writing Publishing Reading technology in:WiredMagazine by:CliveThompson
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Stein believes that if books were set free digitally, it could produce a class of "professional readers"—people so insightful that you'd pay to download their footnotes.
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matt morainlook at how others have tagged and highlighted: what does this say about the way the public views the future of print and reading?
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Can books survive in this Facebooked, ADD, multichannel universe?
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Books have a centuries-old tradition of annotation and commentary, ranging from the Talmud and scholarly criticism to book clubs and marginalia
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Rob JacklinWe need to stop thinking about the future of publishing and think instead about the future of reading.
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But only if publishers adopt Wark's perspective and provide new ways for people to encounter the written word
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Add Sticky NoteWe need to stop thinking about the future of publishing and think instead about the future of reading.
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Well put indeed.
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Add Sticky Notetransformed by its audience.
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This the REAL digital revolution.
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Virginie Clayssen"Can books survive in this Facebooked, ADD, multichannel universe?
To which I reply: Sure they can. But only if publishers adopt Wark's perspective and provide new ways for people to encounter the written word. We need to stop thinking about the future of -
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Audrey NayClive Thompson on the Future of Reading in a Digital World
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Book nerds are now working on XML-like markup languages that would allow for really terrific linking and mashups. Imagine a world where there's a URL for every chapter and paragraph in a book—every sentence, even.
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Lisa SpiroKey sentence (influenced by IF Book):
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Hellen HarveyClive Thompson on the Future of Reading in a Digital World
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Martin LindnerI'm not suggesting that books need always be social. One of the chief pleasures of a book is mental solitude, that deep, quiet focus on an author's thoughts—and your own. That's not going away. But books have been held hostage offline for far too long. Ta
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Peter MooreBooks are the last bastion of the old business model—the only major medium that still hasn't embraced the digital age. Publishers and author advocates have generally refused to put books online for fear the content will be Napsterized. And you can underst
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Bill BassCommentary on how reading has/is changing in a Digital World. Advocates opening up the conversation.
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steve epstein@mobilebooks Clive Thompson on the Future of Reading in a Digital World http://url4.eu/MfM [from http://twitter.com/sbepstein/statuses/2221979674]
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Lyn Parker"We need to stop thinking about the future of publishing and think instead about the future of reading."
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Adam Crowe"We need to stop thinking about the future of publishing and think instead about the future of reading. Book nerds are now working on XML-like markup languages that would allow for really terrific linking and mashups. Imagine a world where there's a URL f
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Travis MillmanFuture of reading
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Zac EarlyEvery other form of media that's gone digital has been transformed by its audience. Whenever a newspaper story or TV clip or blog post or white paper goes online, readers and viewers begin commenting about it on blogs, snipping their favorite sections, pa
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Bob SteigerwaldBooks are the last bastion of the old business model—the only major medium that still hasn't embraced the digital age. Publishers and author advocates have generally refused to put books online for fear the content will be Napsterized. And you can understand their terror, because the publishing industry is in big financial trouble, rife with layoffs and restructurings. Literary pundits are fretting: Can books survive in this Facebooked, ADD, multichannel universe?
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Yvonne MurtaghBooks are the last bastion of the old business model—only major medium that still hasn't embraced the digital age. Publishers generally refused to put books online...other forms of media have gone digital & been transformed by its audience.
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We need to stop thinking about the future of publishing and think instead about the future of reading.
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Will RichardsonEvery other form of media that's gone digital has been transformed by its audience. Whenever a newspaper story or TV clip or blog post or white paper goes online, readers and viewers begin commenting about it on blogs, snipping their favorite sections, pa
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Every other form of media that's gone digital has been transformed by its audience. Whenever a newspaper story or TV clip or blog post or white paper goes online, readers and viewers begin commenting about it on blogs, snipping their favorite sections, passing them along. The only reason the same thing doesn't happen to books is that they're locked into ink on paper.
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Katie DayWired magazine article, May 2009
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Books are the last bastion of the old business model—the only major medium that still hasn't embraced the digital age. Publishers and author advocates have generally refused to put books online for fear the content will be Napsterized.
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Andrew WetzelDigital books creating communities of readers & learners!
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Add Sticky NoteStein believes that if books were set free digitally
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I'm leaving this comment with Diigo and looking at other comments other Diigo users have already posted. This idea of "professional readers" is already here. It just hasn't been standardized or widely adopted yet.
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edtechtalkClive Thompson on the Future of Reading in a Digital World
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Jennifer MaddrellClive Thompson on the Future of Reading in a Digital World
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Add Sticky Note
Release them, and you release the crowd
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And build a community of learners..
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This would massively improve what bibliophiles call book discovery.
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I'm not suggesting that books need always be social. One of the chief pleasures of a book is mental solitude, that deep, quiet focus on an author's thoughts—and your own. That's not going away. But books have been held hostage offline for far too long. Taking them digital will unlock their real hidden value: the readers.
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Jorge Acosta"Stop thinking about the future of publishing and think instead about the future of reading"
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Alan LevineBooks are the last bastion of the old business model—the only major medium that still hasn't embraced the digital age. Publishers and author advocates have generally refused to put books online for fear the content will be Napsterized. And you can underst
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John TurnerBooks are the last bastion of the old business model—the only major medium that still hasn't embraced the digital age. Publishers and author advocates have generally refused to put books online for fear the content will be Napsterized.
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