02638nam 2200553 450 991080725680332120231206213231.01-77212-143-61-77212-120-710.1515/9781772121438(CKB)3710000000751881(Au-PeEL)EBL4827163(CaPaEBR)ebr11370599(OCoLC)935108411(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/s2djc8(MiAaPQ)EBC4827163(DE-B1597)662599(DE-B1597)9781772121438(MiAaPQ)EBC4616221(EXLCZ)99371000000075188120170425h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierWho needs books? reading in the digital age /Lynn CoadyEdmonton, Alberta :The University of Alberta Press,2016.©20161 online resource (73 pages)CLC Kreisel Lecture Series1-77212-124-X Includes bibliographical references."We look around and feel as if book culture as we know it is crumbling to dust, but there's one important thing to keep in mind: as we know it." What happens if we separate the idea of "the book" from the experience it has traditionally provided? Lynn Coady challenges booklovers addicted to the physical book to confront their darkest fears about the digital world and the future of reading. Is the all-pervasive internet turning readers into web-surfing automatons and books themselves into museum pieces? The bogeyman of technological change has haunted humans ever since Plato warned about the dangers of the written word, and every generation is convinced its youth will bring about the end of civilization. In Who Needs Books?, Coady suggests that, even though digital advances have long been associated with the erosion of literacy, recent technologies have not debased our culture as much as they have simply changed the way we read.Henry Kreisel lecture series.Books and readingTechnological innovationsSocial aspectsElectronic booksSocial aspectsCanadian Literature/Essay.Books and readingTechnological innovationsSocial aspects.Electronic booksSocial aspects.028.9Coady Lynn1970-1639890MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807256803321Who needs books3983183UNINA