Publishing in 2011 and Beyond
By Deb
The debate over print books versus digital books continues. I came across a Wikipedia article on Johann Gutenberg recently and was struck by this entry:
“In the decades after Gutenberg, many conservative patrons looked down on cheap printed books; books produced by hand were considered more desirable.”
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What strikes me about this statement is that some 550 years ago, the perceived value of books printed using the then new movable type was lower than that of Continue reading this post »
