About the book
This is a story about electronic books.
This is a story about Google, about Jeff Bezos and the ghost of Gutenberg. This is a true story about the revolution of electronic books, about what e -books are, what they mean for our future and for reading in general.
What awaits paper books in the future? Will electronic analogues be a verdict for them, or will a new life breathe in them? What is the fate of covers, copyright autographs, notes in the fields and book shelves? Will e -books be able to improve the sensations from reading? Is there a fundamental difference between reading from paper and reading from the screen?
These and similar questions about the history and future of reading and communications in his book are answered by a person who was at the origins of the development of electronic ink and Amazon Kindle.
From the author:
If you look like me, then you like to touch books, bend their corners, write notes in them, and consider the covers. Both you and I am concerned that now you can download the entire personal library in about …
Author
Merkoski Jason
Editor
Medvedeva Tatyana
Translator
Korobeinikov Alexander
Publisher
Mann, Ivanov and Ferber, 2014
Genre
Business management, e -commerce
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