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The autor-transmitter-speaks-actively behind a table towards receptive-audiencelistens-passively format contradicts any vanguard idea. Yes, it is easier to do it this way, specially for the authors that have spoken about their books many times. But it would be much better to lower them from the stage, take the spotlight away and pass the microphone from hand to hand and let the attendees talk. The authors would appreciate it, and the attendees even more.
Algunos, como Ignacio Echevarría, tomó cartas en el asunto y se declaró moderador de su charla con Rodrigo Fresán y Ray Loriga. Distendió el ambiente de una salita que estaba a reventar, y que resultó una de las sesiones más memorables del festival. García-Alix en cambio, esquivó la sesión de preguntas y respuestas, y huyó rumbo al bar. Some, like Ignacio Echevarría, took control of the topic and declared himself moderator of his lecture with Rodrigo Fresán and Ray Loriga. He loosen up the packed
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room, and it turned out to be one of the most memorable sessions of the Festival. On the other hand, Garcia-Alix skipped out the Q &A session and fled to the bar. A los editores y a los autores les interesa hablar de libros impresos, lo cual no justifica que la literatura electrónica haya sido prácticamente ignorada. Todas las posibilidades narrativas, de publicación o difusión que brinda la red, no existen para los consagrados. Sólo una charla sobre e-books y en plan FAQ’s, literalmente. Por no haber, no había Wi-Fi, ni siquiera para la prensa. Editors and authors are interested in talking about printed books, which did not justify that e-books were completely ignored. All other narrative possibilities, like the publication and circulation that the internet offers, do not exist to the acclaimed guests. There was only one lecture about e-books, and it was literally like an FAQ session. There was also no Wi-Fi, not even for the press.