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Miscellaneous: Why Printed Books DO still matter
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After many years in  book publishing as an agent and author  and now quite a few in theater as a theater critic,  I've  heard about the death  of both  the book and the theater --  but  to paraphrase…Continue

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Miscellaneous: Why Printed Books DO still matter

After many years in  book publishing as an agent and author  and now quite a few in theater as a theater critic,  I've  heard about the death  of both  the book and the theater --  but  to paraphrase Mark Twain  "announcements of  their death  are premature"     I'm sure the  people  pushing  digital  reading will  find a way to  make  reference books -- e.g., dictionaries, quotation books-- e-reader  ready and may even  add color and illustrations  now missing.  But eventually  isn't now.  …See More
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I'm a former book agent and author of some 20 non-fiction books, including two dictionaries-- Metaphors Dictionary and Simeles Dictionary. For the past 12 years I have been editor/publisher and chief critic of the theater web site where we also occasionally review books. My blog is http://cuannex.blogspot
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Just wanted to introduce myself and my blog, The Book Buff, book reviews for regular people, check it out at http://www.thebookbuff.blogspot.com
 
 
 

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