what is next/text?
“In this networked age, the printed textbook has likely reached the end of its useful life cycle, but a robust digital competitor has yet to emerge. The
nexttext project seeks to encourage the creation of born-digital learning materials that enhance, expand, and ultimately replace the printed textbook. The work presented here offers multiple visions of what might be possible.” Ben Vershbow
center for book culture
“So I started the
Review out of a sense of isolation, as well as a kind of outrage at the fact that books and authors were reduced only to marketplace value. And I should say that, from the start, I wanted the magazine to break down the artificial barriers that exist among countries and cultures. It was my view then and now that one can’t properly come to terms with contemporary writing without seeing it in an international
context, and it’s also my view that Americans generally don’t want to know anything about the world outside the United States unless they are planning a vacation.” John O’Brien
FotB hosts a session of the Book Studies Workshop
” Formats of the book, the scroll, codex or screen, differ particularly in the reading behaviors and reading methods associated with each of them. This suggests format embedded determinants for the comprehension of content. It also suggests persistent roles for each format across time and cultures.”
24 book studies students and instructors attended a
talk by FotB Gary Frost on the theme of book formats.
Irish/American book binding
Marvel at the transcultural craft of
Bill Anthony.