The Solutions:rEvolutionary eBooks The Evolution of the Book

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The Solutions(r)Evolutionary (e)BooksThe
Evolution of the Book

• Oral tradition
• Wall painting
• Cuneiform / Ideogram
• Alphabets / Calligraphy
• Papyrus / Parchment / Paper
• Binding
• Movable type

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The Solutions(r)Evolutionary (e)BooksThe
Revolution of the New

• Affordable PCs
• Usable software
• Faster operating systems
• Portable media
• Cassettes
• Floppies
• Diskettes
• Compact discs
• DVDs

• Portable devices
• Laptops
• Dedicated readers
• Audio players cassette, CD, MP3, MP4
• DVD players
• PDAs
• Tablets
• Multipurpose devices

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The Solutions netLibrary eBooks
Traditional text to etext
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The Solutions The History of the New

• Adding context
• Adding perspective
• Influences.org by Danielle DaCosta

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by Jorge Luis Borges Sean Kernan
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The Solutions Introduction to Poetry
Electronic poets earn their place
Exposure to the unfamiliar What is gained
lost in ePoetry?

• Lotus Blossom Young-Hae Chang
• Heavy Industries
• Lipservice Nomad Lingo David Jhave
  Johnston
• Patchwork Girl Shelley Jackson
• Him Dane

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Patchwork Girl by Shelley Jackson
INERADICABLE STAIN
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Him by Dane
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Computer Science
Beyond the Humanities

• Babel Simon Biggs
• Jack Jill John Klima
• Spiral Martin Wattenberg Steve Cannon
• Apartment -  Marek Walczak
  Martin Wattenberg 
  Jonathan Feinberg   

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Computer Science Jack Jill by John Klima
Beyond the Humanities
The poetry of code
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Spiral by Martin Wattenberg Steve Cannon
Beyond the Humanities
Reconceptualizing the database
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History
Beyond the Humanities

• OurTimeLines.com
• Atlas- Gerardus Mercator
• Horae beatae Mariae ad usum Romanum
• Of Shifting Shadows - Gita Hashemi
• Digital Griot Betye Saar

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History OurTimeLines.com
Beyond the Humanities
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Beyond the Humanities
Atlas by Gerardus Mercator
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Horae beatae Mariae ad usum Romanum   
Beyond the Humanities