So many books
Subtitle: reading and publishing in an age of abundance
By: by Gabriel Zaid ; translated by Natasha Wimmer.
Edition: 1st Paul Dry Books ed.
Publisher: Paul Dry Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Books and reading.; Book industries and trade.; Publishers and publishing.
Description: A thought-provoking guide to allocating reading time This brief guide argues that, in the future, books will be less precious than the time it takes to read them. It addresses how to tackle personal "must read" lists and pare them down to the books that will truly benefit their reader-- which ones to start this year, which to put on hold, and which to pull off the sagging shelves. This witty volume describes the importance of books, the way they deepen conversations, and how they create a special hold on their readers. Rather than attempting to answer the question "What should we be reading?, " it encourages individuals to come up with their own answers.
Table of contents: title: To the unrepentant reader; title: An embarrassment of books; title: Complaining about Babel; title: Books and conversation; title: Culture and commerce; title: Some questions about the circulation of books; title: The technological obsolescence of the book; title: The cost of reading; title: The supply and demand of poetry; title: A hair shirt for masochistic authors; title: Constellations of books; title: In search of the reader; title: Diversity and concentration.