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The Paper Book: Destined to Become an Aesthetic Curiosity

James Berman | Posted 02.25.2013 | Technology
Read More: Nook, Ereaders, Electronic Books, Kindle, Luddites, Printing Press, Ebooks, Ipad, Technology News
James Berman

The physical book will always remain in some respect, but more as an aesthetic curiosity, and a fine, curated remnant of a prior age. But reading? Whether by candlelight or halogen, that will be done by Kindles, Nooks and iPads.

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Gutenberg of Arabia

Jeff Jarvis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Wael Ghonim, #jan25, Internet, Facebook, Malcolm Gladwell, Egypt, Gutenberg, Egypt Revolution, Mark Zuckerberg, Hosni Mubarak, Printing Press, Media News
Jeff Jarvis

There's a silly debate over the credit social tools should receive in the revolutions in the Middle East. This same alleged debate goes on to this day over Gutenberg, too.

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Letterpress Studios

flavorwire.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Traditional Printing Press, 10 Great Letterpresses, Little Book of Letterpress, Letter Press, Traditional Printing, Letterpress, Linotype, Printing Press, Lithography, Letterpress Printing, Books News

n a modern world where much of design is driven by new technology, the revival of letterpress printing -- which fell out of vogue in the late '50s tha...

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Will The Oxford English Dictionary Never Be Printed Again?

Telegraph | Alastair Jamieson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Out of Print, Ereader, Ibook, Digital, Oed, Bookselling, Ebook, Printing Press, Digital Books, Dictionary, Bookseller, Oxford English Dictionary, Electronic Printing, Books News

The dictionary's owner, Oxford University Press (OUP), said the impact of the internet means OED3 will probably appear only in electronic form. ...

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Mobile Energy: A Small Finger in a Museum Gift Shop

Julie Fefferman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Commodity, Transportation, Photograph, Mobile Energy, Mobile Energy Providers, Printing Press, Technological Advancements, Technology News
Julie Fefferman

May I nominate the next major advancement in transportation: energy. No more alkaline batteries, no more blackouts, and you'll never lose charge on your iDevice of choice.

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How We Got Here and How We Get Out of Here

Kenneth Lerer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Ken Lerer, Future of Journalism, Print Journalism, Online Media, New Media, Printing Press, Web Journalism, Columbia Journalism School, Journalism, Online Journalism, Media News
Kenneth Lerer

Journalism isn't in jeopardy; it's just in another transition to a new and better place. And as long as the public puts a premium on quality information and analysis -- and the public always will -- journalism will thrive.

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Bye-Bye Books

Charles Warner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Gutenberg, Books, Death of Print, Demise of Print, Printing Press, Publishing Industry, Journalism, Media News
Charles Warner

Disruptive technologies like the printing press and the Internet are no longer appearing every century, or every decade, or every year; they are appearing every month.

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