tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472940807119599336.post4513314035357856027..comments2024-03-06T21:25:40.722+11:00Comments on Higher Education Whisperer: Death of The Book in the Digital AgeTom Worthingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437898895608697334noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-472940807119599336.post-8622402918490981982013-07-24T11:13:42.608+10:002013-07-24T11:13:42.608+10:00"book" as block of wood is not as perman..."book" as block of wood is not as permanent as you might think.<br />it might refer to the notepad made of wax over a wooden base, written on with a pointed stylus - erased by flattening the wax - <br />or the wooden cover boards which enclosed, protected and defined the pages of the codex book.<br />And thirdly: book=>'birch' could refer to the use of birchbark - an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com