Category Archives: Books

Information Overload in the 16th Century

Posted on November 30, 2010 by GilPress

Ann Blair writes about information overload in the Boston Globe: “[In the 16th century] the literate classes experienced exactly the kind of overload we feel today — suddenly, there were far more books than any single person could master, and … Continue reading →

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This Day in Information: First Dated Book Printed in English

Posted on November 18, 2010 by GilPress

Today in 1477, William Caxton published Dictes and Sayenges of the Phylosophers. It was the first dated book printed in English. It contains not only the date, but for the first time in England, a printer’s colophon showing the name … Continue reading →

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Gems from the Boston Antiquarian Book Fair

Posted on November 14, 2010 by GilPress

Whiting, Sydney. Memoirs of a stomach. Written by himself, that all who eat may read. Edited by a Minister of the Interior. London: Chapman and Hall, 1854.

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PointCounterPoint: eTextbooks or Not?

Posted on October 21, 2010 by GilPress

“Now that netbooks and tablets cost less than textbooks, it’s time for schools and districts to embrace digital learning. It’s time for more engagement, more time on task, more productivity. Our kids are online, it’s time their education was” —Tom … Continue reading →

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