Why Do We Love Print?
As academic and other publishing move increasingly into digital realms, will we ever be able to fully rid ourselves of the cultural capital print holds?
Look what showed up in the mail today, all the way from India! (One of my Laferriere essays is in it!) http://pic.twitter.com/1oCCGTzw
It never gets old, seeing my stuff in print. So cool also to be included in a larger discourse on a subject. http://pic.twitter.com/61j8urBy
@readywriting it's true, but getting an author tag is also powerful. :) guardian.co.uk/profile/ernest…
@ernestopriego Maybe it's in part b/c of the "temporary" nature of the digital. It's always there, but lost in the sea of information+- @ernestopriego Print is rarer, and thus I think even more rarified now than ever. It will always be looking at me on my shelf. ;-)
- @readywriting true, though I've seen many a book in the remainders sections of discount bookshops... and it's saaaad. But yes, I agree.
- @ernestopriego Oh, me too. One of my fav authors was homeless for a period, so I am aware that the romance of print is largely an illusion+
- @ernestopriego But I think that there's still a thrill that you don't get from publishing online (or even an ebook).
- Soon after this conversation, Anvil Academic Publishing had their tweet chat, devoted to their digital model for academic publishing. I added my two cents here, too.
Anvil Academic: Publishing Peer-Reviewed Digital WorkThis is the edited Storify of the ProfHacker TweetChat with Anvil Academic. Tweets and answers have been separated into discussion thread...
