1984 Redux: The long-term materiality of
the Kindle infrastructure
Simon RowberryUniversity of Stirling
[email protected] @sprowberry
An ebook is not an object
The Kindle as Platform
Proprietary file formats
Conversion is not a solution
Email from Amazon
But what about self-published titles
What needs to be preserved?
Parikka & Hertz’s Zombie Media
1984 Redux: The long-term materiality of
the Kindle infrastructure
Simon RowberryUniversity of Stirling
[email protected] @sprowberry