In Praise of Paper: Cultural Prejudice and the Electronic Book Market in Spain

José Luis González-Quirós

Chapter 14.1 in Emerging Digital Spaces in Contemporary Society, 2010, pp 352-354 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract As history has clearly shown us, the introduction of any new technology sparks negative reactions—often because errors are made or promises take too long to materialize, among other reasons. The case of dedicated reading devices and how they have been received in Spain is marked by a number of rather peculiar features, however. Among them is a group of arguments to which I would like to call attention: arguments attempting to show that reading, and culture itself, could incur certain risks if the dedicated devices come to be very widely accepted and/or if new forms of reading arise that have the potential to ruin in-print publishing businesses.

Keywords: Digital Right Management; Digital Environment; Digital World; Digital Publisher; Electronic Book (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230299047_55

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