A reading device with some character and soul please

By haroldkonickx, October 14, 2014 at 4:01 pm.

Working in the field of digital media, designer and HVA lecturer Frank Kloos regretfully admits his love for physical books. Nevertheless he fantasizes about a reading device that is as good as or maybe even better than the real thing.

Frank Kloos on digital publishing: ‘Vooralsnog vind ik tablets karakterloos.’ from network cultures on Vimeo.

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