http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/digitization-in-europe-excellent-overview/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:55:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/digitization-in-europe-excellent-overview/comment-page-1/#comment-1144849 Mike Perry Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:39:20 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=28512#comment-1144849 This probably has to do with the varying stress European countries place on their culture and thus their funding for digitization. France and Germany value it highly, the English and the smaller countries of Europe less so. And oddly, the country with perhaps the best claim as a creator of culture, Italy, seems remarkably relaxed about it. Perhaps they're too occupied with sipping wine and enjoying long lunches. This probably has to do with the varying stress European countries place on their culture and thus their funding for digitization. France and Germany value it highly, the English and the smaller countries of Europe less so. And oddly, the country with perhaps the best claim as a creator of culture, Italy, seems remarkably relaxed about it. Perhaps they’re too occupied with sipping wine and enjoying long lunches.

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