Category Archives: Literature Unbound

Love words and ideas? Then you must find Findings!

One of the cool things about working in the Betaworks office is that sometimes we get to try things that are not-yet-released to the public. Things from the future, I like to think. One of those things that I’ve been … Continue reading

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Are books like video games?

Ah, publishing. You know I love to write about it. And when I heard that the group Code Meets Print was planning a three-session seminar series with some of the top thinkers who are trying to help publishing evolve into … Continue reading

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The Many Routes to Readership in the Digital Age

Ever since I heard the story of Deborah Reed’s success with Amazon’s new publishing imprint, I’ve been thinking a lot about publishing in the digital age. Though there’s been a long-established DIY ethos in creative fields like music and crafts, the … Continue reading

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The resilience of reading in digital form

Last week, Booker Prize-winner Graham Swift ruffled feathers when he bemoaned the impact of the ebook business on the fate of literature and the viability of writing as a career. He said: “When anything goes digital, let alone something as … Continue reading

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A Venerable Home for Bookish Types Gets a New Digital Face

Ah, New York’s old libraries, those lovely remnants of a time when the Duponts and Vanderbilts and Carnegies ruled New York society, bestowing upon the poor and underprivileged these gilded halls filled with books. For a while I was a … Continue reading

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