[ecrea] Book 2.0 - new journal - Free issue now available online

*Intellect is delighted to announce the launch of the new journal, /Book 
2.0/*.

For centuries the book has been the most widely used and powerful medium 
for the exchange of ideas and information - not only bringing pleasure, 
but also stimulating discussion and debate, inspiring imagination and 
invention, and even inciting revolution. /Book 2.0/ is an exciting new 
interdisciplinary journal exploring current developments in all aspects 
of book production, design, distribution and consumption. Re-evaluating 
the place of the book in the twenty-first century within the context of 
the medium's rich history as a platform for sharing knowledge and ideas, 
the journal also explores the possibilities for the book afforded by 
recent developments in communication technologies, speculating on what 
the future holds for the book. /Book 2.0/ assembles writers, teachers, 
researchers, artists, designers, editors, publishers and book lovers of 
all backgrounds to provide a forum for debate, discussion and original 
thinking.

In /Book 2.0's/ inaugural issue, contributors examine the changing role 
of the book and of literacy. In what could be considered a controversial 
stance, Lissa Paul questions what it means to be 'literate' in the 
context of the 2011 London riots and the 'Occupy Wall Street' protests, 
contrasting official state-mandated ideas of literacy in schools with 
the communication strategies that have been embraced by young people 
through social networking. The difficulties in producing electronic 
editions of early modern literature are discussed by Eugene Giddens who, 
with emphasis on the works of Shakespeare, identifies the reasons as to 
why this transition has been unexpectedly slow, offering potential 
solutions. Sarah Gibson Yates looks at how online and offline worlds 
intersect through the development of /User/, a creative writing 
work-in-progress that analyses how social media has turned the self into 
a creative work and a digital identity to be marketed. Anthropologist 
Mark Turin shares his experiences as a founding member of the Digital 
Himalaya Project, a collection and distribution portal for scholarly and 
research content regarding the Himalayan region, relating how it has 
grown from a research project into a global user base that shares and 
stores information, connecting Nepal to a worldwide online community.

In his portrait of Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman, 
Jimmy Smith examines the influence, scope and importance of Spiegelman's 
work and his unique ability to combine autobiographical narrative with 
experimentation. Award-winning writer Colette Paul discusses the art of 
the short story with Mick Gowar in an insightful interview, sharing her 
thoughts on the appeal and potential of this enduring form of fiction, 
and Edward Hadley provides an uncompromising analysis of Andrew Motion 
and to what extent he has created his own reputation, exploring how the 
politics of his position as Poet Laureate have influenced both his work 
and the critical response to it.

*Issue 1.1 is available to view online free: _http://tinyurl.com/73xneb2
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Principal Editor
*Anthony Harrild, Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University, 
Email: (_anthony.harrild /at/ anglia.ac).uk_/

/*Co-Editors
*Mick Gowar, Anglia Ruskin University; Samantha Rayner, Anglia Ruskin 
University

*Title Information
*Book 2.0 |2 issues per volume | ISSN 2042-8022, Online ISSN: 2042-8030
Subscription rates (Volume 1): Institutional: £103 / $115 | Online only: 
£70 / $85 | Personal: £33 / $45
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/*Call for Papers
*Book 2.0 welcomes submissions which explore all aspects of book 
production, design, distribution and consumption. For further 
information, please visit the journal’s webpage: 
_http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=198/

_With Best Wishes

Nicola Reisner