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<p>Dear members of SIGCIS,</p>
<p>when Henri de Saint-Simon was broke, he handwrote and manually
copied his treatises so that they might see some distribution. I
always think of this early 19th century story when I reach out to
say that there's a new book out there. As historians of technology
you might enjoy reading "The Connectivity of Things: Network
Cultures since 1832," which comes out today with MIT Press. I
always wanted to find out about why the Internet is considered a
network of networks. The book itself is a <i>longue durée</i>
cultural-technical answer to that question.<br>
</p>
<p>While this is hopefully going to see open access soon, the actual
printed book is a real beauty! I do continue with the
Saint-Simonian business just a bit: If you indulge in reading
"Connectivity" on paper, there's a 30 percent discount <span
class="moz-txt-underscore"><u>only today</u></span> on Barnes
and Noble. Please use PUBDAY30 as a discount code on <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763375/the-connectivity-of-things-by-sebastian-giessmann/">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763375/the-connectivity-of-things-by-sebastian-giessmann/</a>.
MIT Press has some more information on the discount code business:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/discount-codes/">https://mitpress.mit.edu/discount-codes/</a>.
<br>
<br>
Btw, there's a 20 percent discount if you use READMIT20 on any
other day. All of this certainly works with a US address -
hopefully, people in Canada might also profit from it. In my
humble East German yet Gutenbergian ways, this kind of book
promotion still feels a bit awkward. But who would not like to
save some money? Feel free to share this information as you like.
<br>
</p>
<p>All the best from Cologne,<br>
Sebastian<br>
</p>
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AOR Dr. Sebastian Gießmann
Reader | Media Theory
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