The history of the book in the era of digital reproduction Sociology of texts, ecdotics, history of written culture

Abstract

"Digital reproduction radically erases the perception of differences between formats. The only format is that of the screen of the electronic device on which the reader establishes its own hierarchy among the printed objects thanks to the keyboard that allows zoom or reduction."

"It is a mistake to believe that a text is reduced to its semantic content and that it is the same to read a text in front of the screen and read this "same" text (in fact, it is not the same...) in a printed edition, ancient or modern. They are not equivalent experiences."