The author goes to marvel at simplicity of hypertext, then points out how long its course may run. He analyzes how the operating systems of hypertext are going to be outdated soon and that a cycle of updating and redesigning systems is necessary to keep it alive. Reading prior was done through pen and paper, which has not ever changed. Yet the way reading hypertext is done is not a constant vehicle that requires little maintenance. Online systems are well oiled supercars which can break down and become junk after enough time.

The author is pointing out how the idea of logic can be a hindrance when analyzing and sharing data. referencing that of mathematicians who are deemed inadequate simply due to the way they express themselves. All very true but very different to take into consideration when reading this work.

This selection lays out the status of the book itself and how it will be paid for. The author makes great strides in the assumption of a tax per use similar to a tax on public goods used by all. Uzanne also goes on to point out how they must be patented in some shape or form. He treats a patent like that of a bank in which you make deposits on a personal item (your voice) of which is protected. The topic of voice and its range is one in which they are able to point out how emotion can now be derived from books, something which previously had to be imagined by a reader. All of the references to counterfeiting can be thought of as concern for the weaker legal system during the late 1800's, something of which has improved so vastly that counterfeiting of books is no longer even a concern. In all, this annotation has allowed a more practical standpoint to be taken in this passage, and allows for the development of a much more quantitative analysis.