[Esip-preserve] An Interesting Review of a Book for Recreational Reading

Bruce Barkstrom brbarkstrom at gmail.com
Fri Oct 5 13:37:03 EDT 2012


Slate has an interesting review of a novel about
the differences between books as physical objects
and books as "purely" digital objects:

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2012/10/robin_sloan_s_novel_mr_penumbra_s_24_hour_bookstore_reviewed_.html

The review at least raises some philosophical issues
that I think we've discussed or, probably, at least
thought about.

Bruce b.
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