ABSTRACT

This inter(re)view is a conversation with book historian and Professor Lisa Kuitert on the occasion of the publication of her book The Book and the Bathwater. Why Paper Books Matter (Het boek en het badwater. De betekenis van papieren boeken) by Amsterdam University Press. The dialogue starts with a central question: what is the future of the paper book? Kuitert responds by discussing, from a historical perspective, the unique qualities and meaning of paper books (in contradistinction to the immateriality of digital books), as well as the consequences and positive effects that its existence has had for the reader through different epochs. In that journey, she also enriches the definition of the book while contextualizing it amidst the technological developments that influence book production and consumption at all times.

摘要

本文是与历史学家和丽莎·库伊特教授（Lisa Kuitert教授）在出版其著作《书与浴场》时进行的对话。为什么纸质书籍如此重要（Het boek en het badwater。De betekenis van papieren boeken）由阿姆斯特丹大学出版社出版。对话从一个中心问题开始：纸质书的未来是什么？Kuitert通过从历史的角度讨论纸质书籍的独特品质和含义（与数字书籍的非物质性相反），以及其存在通过不同时代对读者产生的后果和积极影响，做出了回应。在那段旅程中，她还不断影响着书籍生产和消费的技术发展，同时丰富了书籍的定义，同时将其上下文化。