Readings, Nov. 7
Seems like Gutenburg-e got off you a rocky start. People just aren’t looking at them. It does not help that they have not been reviewed. I don’t know why they are not getting the same attention. I don’t mind reading a book on-line. Then again, I also like to have something in my hand to feel and write all over. Even though you supposedly can print these books out, 300 pages of material seems a little daunting to a personal printer, or to your stash of change for the library. Maybe they would have done better if they had done a limited hard copy release.
Also, some people don’t consider posting something to the web as truly publishing it, even if it is through a legitimate publishing house.
November 7, 2006 at 9:04 pm
Perhaps the reason for limited attention or exposure was because they are esoteric. One of the primary objectives of the Gutenberg-e was to preserve endangered subject matter expert articles! Oh now, the definitive study on cricket ears located below the knee cap as opposed to behind the knee will go extinct!
DS