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About the Horrific Peril of Reading on Digital Devices

Vicente Garcia MartinezJoaquim López-río

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anxietiesInternet en l'ensenyamentmedia_common.quotation_subjectamazonacademiaConsolidation (business)readingReading (process)General Materials ScienceSociologyMoral panicMass mediamedia_commonbusiness.industrymoral panicTecnologia de la informacióMedia studiesMultiple factorsgutenberg galaxyLawpublishers.The InternetDigital devicesinternetbusiness

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Abstract Reading on digital devices has become a widely debated issue in mass media and academia. The dawn and consolidation of digital technology have made possible new devices for reading. In the Internet era, reading is not just a matter of books and paper. This loss of exclusiveness has generated different anxieties in many intellectuals, researchers, journalists, editors, and publishers related to the printing environment. An analysis of such uneasiness can provide clues about the hidden interests and misunderstandings implied in their arguments. Revealing anxious claims about digital devices can enlighten us about the multiple factors and interests involved in the act of reading.

http://hdl.handle.net/10550/45598