Tag Archives: Publishing

Our Next Lexical Gap – When Books No Longer Come Between Two Covers

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Many books nowadays have movie posters as their front covers. But what if a book was a movie? What if you watched your book like a film? Does that still count as reading? Writing and publishing are technologies. This means … Continue reading →

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Three Cups of Sham. The Twitter Syndrome?

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

Greg Mortenson’s book “Three Cups of Tea” has recently come under fire for distorting facts. The supposed memoir is about Mortenson’s journey through Afghanistan, from near death, being nursed back to life by villagers, his alleged kidnapping by the Taliban, … Continue reading →

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The E-Book Revolution is Not for Everyone. At Least, Not Yet.

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

The e-book revolution is here. To call it a revolution might be underselling it. The ability to transmit works of fiction and non-fiction through the aether is likely more revolutionary than Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press. These are books that do … Continue reading →

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