“By defining books as against technology, we deny the power of the book.”
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The full quote reads: “Book culture is in fa<span style="font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.5; color: inherit; background-color: initial;">r less peril than many choose to assume, for the notion of an imperiled book culture assumes that book culture is a beast far more refined, rarified, and fragile than it actually is. By defining books as against technology, we deny our true selves, we deny the power of the book. Let’s restore to publishing its true reputation, not as a hedge against the future, not as a bulwark against radical change, not as a citadel amidst the barbarians, but rather as the future at hand, as the radical agent of change, as the barbarian.”</span>
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