By Joey Mornin on July 13, 2010
I love how publishers fill the covers of books with madcap, prescient, and illuminating adjectives. Besides the giggle factor, I have a theory that you can learn pretty much everything you need to know about a book from its back cover. So here’s a game: match the following adjectives with the list of titles. If you’re [...]
Posted in Books | Tagged adjectives, books, e-books, literature, publishing
By Joey Mornin on July 7, 2010
If I buy a book—let’s say it’s a recently-published hardcover—am I allowed to download a digital copy of it? I asked the question on Twitter and got two replies: Hardcover should come w/digi version, like vinyl!—@sara_mc I can’t comment on the legality, but I sure think it’s ethically acceptable.—@anasqtiesh I agree—as long as I don’t distribute [...]
Posted in Law | Tagged books, copyright, law
By Joey Mornin on July 7, 2010
Nicholas Carr gave a reading at the Harvard Book Store last week from his new book, “The Shallows”—a well-informed but frustrating sequel to his argument that Google might be making us stupid.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged attention, books, brains, literacy, multitasking, reading, webhistory
