We had a conversation as we were reviewing the Introduction about why this is a hybrid work that includes (as imagined) a printed book of the text. Some of the answers we came up with are:
- Print is easier to read and this would be especially true for the more theoretical chapters.
- Print would let us involve a print designer and take advantage of the medium to do some things that are more difficult on line.
- Print would let us show how text analysis tools can be used to take something through to a print outcome, which is, afterall, one of the theses of the work.
- Print archives better. Who knows what will happen to the site over the long term. It is useful to have an accessible print record. Print is stable and has its own coherence.
- Print can be a way in for some people. It is easy to skim and read away from the screen - it thus can serve as an introduction to the field.
- In print we can gather the reflections that are drawn from the analysis, but don't depend on it to render. The print version should be what is of interest beyond our implementation.