A series of thoughts and considerations, stories and predictions about books
Books have been around for a while, and we have learned to value them, admire them – and throw them away. They have moved from having an almost divine status into being a comodity. From a carefully handwritten masterpiece into being everywhere, as a mix of paper, data files, and recorded readings, crafted by anyone, including AI.
This long and rich life of books offers many interesting stories to tell.
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Book Stories – Foreword
Since Gutenberg, we have had printed books around. In the beginning, these were mostly bibles, then came other types, and during…
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Writers’ Communities
For most writers, getting known – getting in touch with an audience – is the main challenge. Of course, writing in…
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Bright Light in the Dark Ages
The Dark Middle Ages is a well-known phenomenon. We all know that expression, but I doubt that we all think about…
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Reading With Your Ears
Many of the great composers of classical music were living from writing notes. They might have been music teachers as well,…