The Future of the Book in the Digital Age
eBook - PDF

The Future of the Book in the Digital Age

  1. 247 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Future of the Book in the Digital Age

About this book

With contributions from some of the world's leading authorities, this publication considers the future of the book in the digital age. As more books are published than ever before, this timely publication addresses a range of critically important themes relating to the book - including the present and future for publishing, libraries, literacy and learning in the information society. In the early 1990s the printed word appeared to be facing a terminal crisis, threatened from all sides by new media and other forms of entertainment. Subsequently the book has proved to be resilient in the face of these challenges, confounding the predictions of those who saw its replacement, whilst digital technology is providing mechanisms that enhance our ability to produce and distribute printed books. New developments, such as the growth of self-publishing and print on demand, and initiatives from major players such as Amazon and Google, mean that the printed book is in the middle of great changes. - Chapters by leading experts in the field of publishing studies and information science - A broad range of perspectives on key issues such as print on demand and digital publishing - Contributions from around the world

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Information

Publisher
Chandos Publishing
Year
2025
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
eBook ISBN
9781780632124
Subtopic
Library & Information Science
Index
Languages & Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. The Future of the Book in the Digital Age
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List of figures and tables
  6. Preface
  7. About the authors
  8. Chapter 1. Introduction
  9. Chapter 2. If it isn't on the Internet, it doesn't exist
  10. Chapter 3. Plus ça change
  11. Chapter 4. Where is the value in publishing?
  12. Chapter 5. The venues for vanity
  13. Chapter 6. Towards understanding patterns of book consumption in Europe
  14. Chapter 7. The future of reading as a cultural behaviour in a multi-channel media environment
  15. Chapter 8. Bookselling culture and consumer behaviour
  16. Chapter 9. Diversity, or is it all the same?
  17. Chapter 10. New voices in the new millennium
  18. Chapter 11. Reviving the oral tradition
  19. Chapter 12. Are you being served?
  20. Chapter 13. Access, convergence and print on demand
  21. Chapter 14. New text technologies, globalization and the future of the book
  22. Chapter 15. A whiff of tobacco smoke on the page
  23. Index

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