El libro: desde el papiro hasta el byte

"The book: from papyrus to bytes" deals with the definition of book (in paper or electronic), starting from the concepts stablished in 1965 by the french sociologist Rober Escarpit. The next section "The book until yesterday" describes the "old" definition of the (paper) book, from cost and benefits to printing presses and a brief history from Gutenberg to the Americas. Wondering about a "electronic book", we ask ourselves: what is an electronic book? To respond with some consequences of these change. The paper continues with metaphores about the electronic [digital] revolution: coexistence with the traditional paper form; traditional and customized liaison with the printed information and the mandatory mediation. We conclude that the old fashioned relation between book and reader remains unchanged: free and freedom to choose; knowledge search and hoarding.