Who needs books? : reading in the digital age / Lynn Coady.

Author
Coady, Lynn, 1970- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/​Created
  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press : Canadian Literature Centre/Centre de littérature canadienne, 2016.
  • ©2016
Description
xvii, 49 pages ; 23 cm

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    "What happens if we separate the idea of "the book" from the experience it has traditionally provided? Lynn Coady challenges book lovers addicted to the physical book to confront their darkest fears about the digital world and the future of reading. Is the all-pervasive Internet turning readers into web-surfing automatons and books themselves into museum pieces? The bogeyman of technological change has haunted humans ever since Plato warned about the dangers of the written word, and every generation is convinced its youth will bring about the end of civilization. In Who Needs Books?, Coady suggests that, even though digital advances have long been associated with the erosion of literacy, recent technologies have not debased our culture as much as they have simply changed the way we read."-- Provided by publisher.
    Notes
    Co-published by Canadian Literature Centre/Centre de littérature canadienne.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-49).
    Language note
    Text in English ; Foreward is in both English and French.
    Other format(s)
    Issued also in electronic format.
    Other title(s)
    Reading in the digital age
    ISBN
    • 9781772121247 ((paperback))
    • 177212124X ((paperback))
    LCCN
    2016286237
    OCLC
    919683220
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