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Book Was There: Reading In Electronic Times (2012)

by Andrew Piper(Favorite Author)

3.42 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0226669785 (ISBN13: 9780226669786)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

University Of Chicago Press

review 1: Piper does an excellent job situating the book within its contemporary and historic contexts, exploring the various ways people interact with books and digital counterparts to excellent effect. I was particularly impressed by the number of fields Piper drew from to illuminate his topics. My one critique pertains to the lack of argument, an absence that Piper freely acknowledges in his introduction, which explains the book should be seen more as a series of essays in which he explores themes rather than gathers evidence in service of a singular argument. In general, I'm sympathetic to this, but I was so compelled by some of the arguments Piper did insert at various points (particularly his ideas about DRM and scarcity) that I found myself wanting more.
review 2:... more What a slog. If I was not reading this for work, I would have put it down unfinished. There were one or two interesting points, but overall, I was unimpressed. Mr. Piper reminds me of certain of my colleagues, who love to hear themselves talk during meetings and so will raise points with no relevance whatsoever to the discussion or simply repeat what has already been said, adding nothing new. Disappointing. less

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