Comments on: What Publishing Can Learn, Part II

By: What Publishing Can Learn, Part III — The Late Age of Print

What Publishing Can Learn, Part III — The Late Age of Print — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:10:47 +0000

[...] This is the third and final installment in a multi-part series reflecting on how the publishing industry might connect better with readers. You can read part I, on The Da Vinci Code, by clicking here. Part II, on Oprah, is available here. [...]

By: Ted Striphas

Ted Striphas — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:28:04 +0000

I agree. I remember reading books like that in high school, and from time to time today I encounter well-edited texts (usually translations) rich in value-added information. The new translation of Walter Benjamin’s “Work of Art” immediately comes to mind. There’s something appealing to me about books like this, which contain multiple textual layers.

By: Daniel E. Pritchard

Daniel E. Pritchard — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:53:44 +0000

As a pretty well-read person, I rarely encounter a word whose definition I couldn’t parse out at least a little, but I still much prefer annotated editions with notes on obscure words and references — I wish that format were more the standard in trade books.

By: Daniel E. Pritchard

Daniel E. Pritchard — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:53:22 +0000

As a pretty well-read person, I rarely encounter a book whose definition I couldn’t parse out, but I still much prefer annotated editions with notes on obscure words and references — I wish that format were more the standard in trade books.