Gutenberg's Fingerprint: Paper, Pixels and the Lasting Impression of Books

by Merilyn Simonds

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An intimate narrative exploring the past, present, and future of books

Four seismic shifts have rocked human communication: the invention of writing, the alphabet, mechanical type and the printing press, and digitization. Poised over this fourth transition, e-reader in one hand, perfect-bound book in the other, Merilyn Simonds -- author, literary maven, and early adopter -- asks herself: what is lost and what is gained as paper turns...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1770413529

ISBN13:9781770413528

Release Date:April 2017

Publisher:ECW Press

Length:392 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 5.5" x 8.3"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Social Science Social Sciences

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