fixed future
(1) The meanings engendered between books are fluid while the interface of the print reading mode is immobilized and confined.
(2) On-line reading transends the parent reading modes providing a fluid composite interface prior to any derived meaning of the content.
(3) Digital technologies of discovery, research and connectivity accessorize printed books, not the other way around.
These and other apparencies to follow as FotB contributes to
Craft, Cuture and Critique.
joint program in book studies
Our own School of Library and Information Science has officially begun a
joint program with the Center for the Book. This program offers the best of both worlds; rare books and books for the future.
ten million books (one at a time)
FotB recently toured
Lightning Source where the print-on-demand crew streams out 18 to 20 thousand books a day mostly single copies. The process from certified transmission to bound book takes three hours.
POD is the future of the Booke. Expertise in image file management, high speed printing technologies and on-the-fly item tracking are all aimed at production of the perfect paper book.