CCC’s Chris Kenneally interviews Professor Andrew Pettegree, Director of the Universal Short Title Project and author of critically acclaimed “The Book in The Renaissance”. The book refrains from explicitly comparing the technology of print, and its historical impact, with the technology of the Internet but implicit similarities include issues of intellectual property, privacy, libel and the question of how to capitalize upon a new medium. The two discuss the parallels between the dawn of printing in the 15th century and today’s current trends.
The podcast and transcript are available in the respective links below:
http://beyondthebookcast.com/report-on-the-book-business-1450/
http://www.beyondthebookcast.com/wp-images/PettegreeTranscript.pdf
I just wish that the book was available as an ebook. Amazon is still listing pbook only.
