As some of you have mentioned in your blog posts below, Robert Darnton's The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future is a recent text (2009) which considers both the printed and "e" word. As "The Nation" reviews it, The Case for Books is "a worthy guide to the tremors created by the Kindle and electronic reading." This is just part of its charm or challenge. So please download an electronic copy of Darnton's book and read both the Introduction and the first chapter from Part 1, "Google and the Future of Books." We will discuss these chapters in class next Wednesday (9/15).
Enjoy!
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