Questions for Kari Krau

1. On page 77 the paper describes Hichar and Mozafari’s books as enhancing the functionality of physical books through the addition of miniature computers. To what extent do you feel this is true and do you not think that whether the functionality of a book is enhanced or decreased through technology is subjective to each individual reader?

2. Much of the paper draws on the idea of animating or enhancing ‘otherwise static print pages of text and illustration (78)’ using technology. Do you not think that sometimes in our modern over stimulated lives the simplicity of old bibliographic mediums can be nice change?

3. In the end, the pure essence of a book comes down to the words that are written inside it and the story that the author has chosen to tell. To what extent do you think different bibliographic techniques can actually alter the readers connection with this story and if it is to a large extent do you think this is always a good thing?

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