One of the internet’s most celebrated hi-tech culture mavens returns with this second collection of essays and polemics. Discussing complex topics in an accessible manner, Cory Doctorow shares visions of a future where artists control their own destinies and where freedom of expression is tempered with the view that creators need to benefit from their own creations. From extolling the Etsy marketverse to excoriating Apple for dumbing-down technology while creating an information monopoly, each unique piece is brief, witty, and at the cutting edge of tech. Now a stay-at-home dad as well as an international activist, Doctorow writes as eloquently about creating internet real-time theater with his daughter as he does in lambasting the corporations that want to limit and profit from inherent intellectual freedoms.
Industry Reviews
"We should all hope and trust that our culture has the guts and moxie to follow [Cory Doctorow]. He's got a lot to tell us." " --"Bruce Sterling, author, "Zeitgeist" "Doctorow here proves he's smart, funny, and good at accessibly boiling down issues he's passionate about . . . a pleasure to read, not to mention thought-provoking." --"Booklist " "If all those Generation Z and proto-Singularity kids reading Doctorow's "Little Brother" also find their way to "Content", this book may well become a classic." --"mattselznick.com" "More than just insightful, brilliant, and to the point--it's also funny and fun to read." " --"Electronic Frontier Foundation "The most articulate and accessible writer engaged in these topics." " --Time Out Chicago" "Cory Doctorow straps on his miner's helmet and takes you deep into the caverns and underground rivers of pop culture." "--"Neil Gaiman, author, "American Gods" "Doctorow makes the complicated accessible throughout this great little guidebook, a GPS for the digital age." --"Publishers Weekly" (August 30, 2011) "Cory Doctorow's "Context" is a treat for those who live in the digital world--as well as for those who would like to know more about it." --"New York Journal of Books" (August 2011) "Part Poor Benjamin, part Dr. Spock, Doctorow is by now a wise, trusted guide in this messy--but eminently navigable!--world in which we've landed." --"Booklist" (August 30, 2011) ""Context" is a deeply interesting and thought-provoking book. . . . The resulting collection is golden: and an absolute must-read for anyone who's ever asked where all of this technology stuff is heading." --"January Magazine "(October 2011) "If you are interested in the context of our Internet-centric lives, "Context" is a must-read collection of essays." --www.CityBookReview.com, The San Francisco Book Review "Cory Doctorow is the apotheosis of what we talk about when we talk about the Web." --SF Site "Doctorow makes the complicated accessible throughout this great little guidebook, a GPS for the digital age."
--Publishers Weekly
"Part Poor Benjamin, part Dr. Spock, Doctorow is by now a wise, trusted guide in this messy--but eminently navigable!--world in which we've landed."
--Booklist
"Context is a great example of why [Doctorow]'s more than just a great novelist."
--Tor.com
"Context is a deeply interesting and thought-provoking book.... The resulting collection is golden: and an absolute must-read for anyone who's ever asked where all of this technology stuff is heading."
--January Magazine
"If you are interested in the context of our Internet-centric lives, Context is a must-read collection of essays."
--San Francisco Book Review
"Cory Doctorow's Context is a treat for those who live in the digital world--as well as for those who would like to know more about it."
--New York Journal of Books
"There is plenty here to chew over here and will make you think."
--SF Crowsnest
