tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016690691941258248.post8570576153028227441..comments2023-10-11T11:55:34.635-04:00Comments on Wretched Oddments: Sit Down For This OneA'Llynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04295862804070846652noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016690691941258248.post-21513584549515106112011-06-22T00:04:00.843-04:002011-06-22T00:04:00.843-04:00That is pretty interesting! I'm a bit skeptica...That is pretty interesting! I'm a bit skeptical of 'book' as a verb, but I've learned to live with the evidence of mutable language before. And the idea of the ongoing process is fascinating.<br /><br />It will also be interesting to see if we start to get new kinds of stories and writing, if things are presented with the intention of stimulating this type of interaction...will some people continue to produce "stand-alone" work, while some produce works that really don't amount to much on their own, but take on new depth when others begin to participate by adding their own notes?<br /><br />Some people are still personally "writing" a book, while others are more "facilitating" the development of one?A'Llynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295862804070846652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016690691941258248.post-35728172550899563192011-06-20T22:36:35.977-04:002011-06-20T22:36:35.977-04:00Have you read this post over at The Technium? It d...Have you read this post over at The Technium? It deals with electronic books, and the holistic process of "booking". It relates to your idea of selective versioning of books and adds persistent user contributions as well. http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2011/06/post-artifact_b.php<br /><br />I rather like the idea of being able to "screen" artistic content for free, but having to pay for the notes and comments of experts and beautiful thinkers. Maybe artists would be paid not for distributing their art, but for the secondary right to sell derivative annotations. Hmmm.jtfburgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09082950269094849222noreply@blogger.com