tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816547209641517908.post4841413869310269343..comments2023-02-14T10:52:48.167-08:00Comments on Adventures in a post-Gutenberg universe: The Hydra, the Chorus, the Geist, the Book: Chronicle of evolution in action.Vlad @ Third Place Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05132399230179967227noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816547209641517908.post-24090554552165318092011-05-18T00:49:13.449-07:002011-05-18T00:49:13.449-07:00I talk about this argument in a post titled: The e...I talk about this argument in a post titled: The evolution of the narrative. And asking a question at the end.<br />www.appuntidielisasanacore.comElisa Sanacorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513952470319546934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816547209641517908.post-72117501694051970082011-04-21T12:54:08.431-07:002011-04-21T12:54:08.431-07:00Vlad: Excellently written.
Geists, Choruses and H...Vlad: Excellently written.<br /><br />Geists, Choruses and Hydra. Giving them names does give them power. Otherwise we'll just be speaking/writing/reading in abstractions whenever we discuss the future of publishing and books.Kevin Broccolihttp://www.indexmasher.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816547209641517908.post-60177201045040103872011-02-06T07:17:18.949-08:002011-02-06T07:17:18.949-08:00Great posting Vlad, keep up the good work.Great posting Vlad, keep up the good work.k2http://curiousautodidact.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816547209641517908.post-6588317826055306312010-06-01T09:57:58.384-07:002010-06-01T09:57:58.384-07:00That's exactly the point Brad, experiencing a ...That's exactly the point Brad, experiencing a Hydra narrative would be inherently different; so it's NOT a book, but it is a branching off from a similar tree (anything done badly is 'noise'; look at chic-lit, look at Stephanie Meyer).<br /><br />I'm not saying that everybody needs to embrace these modes of storytelling--this would go against what I despise in most tech circles (linearity of innovation, one item 'kills' the other, no such this as co-evolution of ideas). The shape of the internet has already fundamentally altered the way we interact with the world, but not all humans want to use it. <br /><br />Also, by allowing these forms to emerge, the intrinsic uniqueness of the Book will become starkly clearer.Vlad @ Third Place Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132399230179967227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816547209641517908.post-66960291863883114022010-05-31T23:00:33.518-07:002010-05-31T23:00:33.518-07:00Vlad, I'm not questioning your choice, "H...Vlad, I'm not questioning your choice, "Hydra" sounds perfectly apt to me. I just thinking of the potential consequences of a literature made by too many heads sounds an awful lot like... noise.usedbuyer 2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/08909335300273240931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816547209641517908.post-45902738847173391252010-05-31T11:32:33.118-07:002010-05-31T11:32:33.118-07:00Hey Brad, I'm not taking the literal hydra as ...Hey Brad, I'm not taking the literal hydra as template, just its multi-headed aspect. And if you want portentous names: Kindle; used to light fire, bonfires, bonfires piled high with books? Judging by Amazon's behavior towards the publishing industry of late, I think the meaning is apt.Vlad @ Third Place Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132399230179967227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816547209641517908.post-48268255725368862102010-05-30T16:42:49.947-07:002010-05-30T16:42:49.947-07:00Fascinating piece, Vlad, full of ideas I have yet ...Fascinating piece, Vlad, full of ideas I have yet to see elsewhere, so thank you for this. I would only point out, gently, that your "Hydra" is, well... a monster of poisonous breath.usedbuyer 2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/08909335300273240931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816547209641517908.post-48448096480092024682010-05-29T04:48:01.906-07:002010-05-29T04:48:01.906-07:00Thanks for your thoughts on ebooks. In my view, ma...Thanks for your thoughts on ebooks. In my view, many writers are failing to understand how positive the Post-Gutenberg Revolution really is for THEM, as writers and poets. They just don't get it. I've been thinking and writing about all this for a long time on my blog:<br /><br />eReading. The experience of eReading. <br />http://fglaysher.com/eReading/<br /><br />It's Time for publishing to change... Cut the Publishers. Here's how... Tell your friends...<br /><br />This is what ANY WRITER can now and should do: <br />Earthrise Press® eBooks<br />http://books.fglaysher.com<br /><br />See also my thoughts on<br />Publishing in the Post-Gutenberg Age<br />http://www.fglaysher.com/Post_Gutenberg_Publishing.html<br /><br />The Mission of Earthrise Press<br />http://www.fglaysher.com/mission_of%20earthrise_press.html<br /><br />Frederick Glaysher<br />http://www.fglaysher.comFrederick Glaysherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04119494478338592289noreply@blogger.com