Gutenberg's Fingerprint: Paper, Pixels and the Lasting Impression of Books

Simonds, Merilyn

ISBN 10: 1770413529 / ISBN 13: 9781770413528

Published by ECW Press, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gutenberg's Fingerprint: Paper, Pixels and the Lasting Impression of Books
• Publisher: ECW Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1770413529
• ISBN 13: 9781770413528
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

An intimate narrative exploring the past, present, and future of books

Four seismic shifts have rocked human communication: the invention of writing, the alphabet, mechanical type and the printing press, and digitization. Poised over this fourth transition, e-reader in one hand, perfect-bound book in the other, Merilyn Simonds — author, literary maven, and early adopter — asks herself: what is lost and what is gained as paper turns to pixel?

Gutenberg’s Fingerprint trolls the past, present, and evolving future of the book in search of an answer. Part memoir and part philosophical and historical exploration, the book finds its muse in Hugh Barclay, who produces gorgeous books on a hand-operated antique letterpress. As Simonds works alongside this born-again Gutenberg, and with her son to develop a digital edition of the same book, her assumptions about reading, writing, the nature of creativity, and the value of imperfection are toppled.

Gutenberg’s Fingerprint is a timely and fascinating book that explores the myths, inventions, and consequences of the digital shift and how we read today.

About the Author

Merilyn Simonds is the author of 20 books, including the nonfiction classic The Convict Lover, Gutenberg’s Fingerprint, and most recently, the novel Refuge. The founding artistic director of Kingston WritersFest, Simonds is an influential champion of writers and writing. She lives with writer and translator Wayne Grady and divides her time between Kingston, Ontario, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.