Words onscreen the fate of reading in a digital world / Naomi S. Baron.

Author/creator Baron, Naomi S.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Descriptionxv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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Contents Nl;pr not long; please read: a preface -- "I hate books": words go digital -- Reading evolves -- Tl;dr: readers reshape writing -- The appeal of words onscreen -- The web ate my print option: one-off reading -- How social is reading? -- "It's not a book": the physical side of reading -- Your brain on hyper reading -- Faxing Tokyo: when cultures and markets meet -- The future of reading in a digital world -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 277-294) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014018512
ISBN9780199315765 (hardcover : alk. paper)