http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/chasing-crusoe-via-multimedia-robinson-crusoe-the-novel-vs-the-real-crusoe-and-his-island/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:28:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/chasing-crusoe-via-multimedia-robinson-crusoe-the-novel-vs-the-real-crusoe-and-his-island/comment-page-1/#comment-201331 David Rothman Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:21:11 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6116#comment-201331 Many thanks for your thoughts, Jon. Perhaps a virtual Robinson Crusoe Island could work out for library use, but definitely not for budget-strapped newspapers. As for libraries, I continue to believe that they need to focus more on books and basic literacy issues. Libraries should go where the needs are; and, yes, sometimes "needs" can differ from "market." That's why we have public institutions, which, anyway, if they're imaginatively promoted, can <em>create</em> the markets. Thanks. David Many thanks for your thoughts, Jon. Perhaps a virtual Robinson Crusoe Island could work out for library use, but definitely not for budget-strapped newspapers. As for libraries, I continue to believe that they need to focus more on books and basic literacy issues. Libraries should go where the needs are; and, yes, sometimes “needs” can differ from “market.” That’s why we have public institutions, which, anyway, if they’re imaginatively promoted, can create the markets. Thanks. David

]]> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/chasing-crusoe-via-multimedia-robinson-crusoe-the-novel-vs-the-real-crusoe-and-his-island/comment-page-1/#comment-201315 Jon Noring Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:12:56 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6116#comment-201315 Of course, one might consider creating a <a href="http://www.secondlife.com/" rel="nofollow">Second Life</a> version of the island. Of course, one might consider creating a Second Life version of the island.

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