Whether or not “marginalia” is your thing, this article is worth a read. It highlights one of the basic and much-debated questions in e-literature: can/should we read socially? (via NYTimes)
Category Archives: Culture
Making Light of Thursday: Dancing Books
This stop-motion animation book vid has already made the rounds, but its worth the post. Don’t you think? Enjoy. (via Publishing Perspectives)
The E-Reader Reads You
Dizzyingly Orwellian but fascinating article on e-readers and publishing’s burgeoning interest in reading all about you. (via The New Inquiry)
Fell Types: Historical Meets Digital
In a world where legacy publishing is pitted against digital, it’s refreshing to see a small spot on the web symbolically embrace the old and the new. We’re happy to share with you Igino Marini’s fell type and revival font source. The Fell Types took their … Read More →
2010 Vogue Pile-Up
The above is a curious—haunting, even—look into the mechanics, branding, and design choices behind one of the world’s top-selling mag empires: Vogue. Each pic is a country-specific mash-up of its 2010 covers. The covers have been layered digitally, one after the other, to expose visual averages. Vogue Italia … Read More →
We like Longform.org
Longform.org = articles and essays too long, too interesting to read on your browser + the ease, beauty of seamless Instapaper integration. (longform.org)
Shout Out: Electric Literature
A necessary shout out to Electric Literature, a quarterly anthology of contemporary short fiction, for their brave and very cool foray into digital publishing. Kudos. Check them out online. Or download their free app for the iPad and iPhone .
Leonardo Da Vinci on E-books
A not-so-far-in-the-past post on HuffPo Book’s caught our eye today. Steve Leveen, CEO and co-founder of Levenger Press, discusses Da Vinci with best-selling author of The Fantasia of Leonardo da Vinci: His riddles, jests, fables and bestiary, Ross King. At one point in their convo, … Read More →
Inanimate Alice
Inanimate Alice is a great example of transmedia storytelling, and it’s been getting notable attention from new media experts and publishers. The series is written and directed by novelist Kate Pullinger (The Mistress of Nothing/Simon & Schuster) and digital artist Chris Joseph. (via Inanimate Alice, … Read More →