BOOK PART
How We Read: Kindle
CHAPTER TITLE
Isolated Consumption:
TWEETHIS
Readers are more able to buy and consume and interact with other readers in complete isolation. This phenomenon has its positives and its negatives.
KEYWORDS
Kindle, Isolated Reading, Isolation, Amazon, Goodreads, Isolated Interaction
TOPICAL IMAGE
The Giver
SOCIAL REFERENCES
http://blog.talkingphilosophy.com/?p=6813
CONTENT LAYOUT
I want to outline the ways in which isolated access is a good thing and a bad thing. Good things: people who don't have the ability to leave their homes, talk to people in person, etc. can interact and have these experiences. On the other hand, isolation and lack of true social experiences also take their toll.
I am really excited to read your take on this after all our discussions on it!
ReplyDeleteI think this is a good counterpoint to the argument that Kindles and ebooks encourage people to be more social. You've got me wondering what the real definition of "social" is!
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