What Is the Impact of Digitizing Books?

by Louise I. Gerdes (Editor)

Overview

Does the process of reading change when a book is digitized? What unintended consequences result from turning books into electronic documents? This anthology investigates the issue from contrasting perspectives with an eye toward grounding the conversation in real life examples. Readers learn about the costs and benefits of digitizing books.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737761658
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	06/26/2013
Series:	At Issue Series: Mass Media
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 The Digital Age Has Not Significantly Changed the Way People Read Robert Darnton 15

2 Digitizing Books Will Change Publishing for the Better Jason Epstein 22

3 Digitizing Books Devalues the Work of Professional Writers Ewan Morrison 27

4 The Ability to Revise Digitized Books Yields Benefits and Risks Nicholas Carr 37

5 Digitizing Historical Texts Eliminates the Thrill of Scholarship Tristram Hunt 42

6 Digitizing Historical Texts Does Not Demean Scholarship James Gleick 45

7 No Company Should Be Allowed a Monopoly on Book Digitization Brewster Kahle 50

8 Large-scale Digitization Projects Will Benefit Writers and Readers Richard A. Posner 54

9 A Digital Public Library Will Increase Access to Books for All People Megan Geuss 59

10 Digitizing Books Will Increase Book Piracy Scott Turow 67

11 Digitizing Books Will Not Substantially Increase Book Piracy Alastair Harper 71

12 E-books Are an Environmentally Friendly Option Julia Silverman 75

13 E-books Are Not Better for the Environment than Print Books Nick Moran 80

14 Colleges Should Mandate That All Textbooks Be Digitized Marc Prensky 90

Organizations to Contact 96

Bibliography 101

Index 109