Publishing In The Digital Age

Author : John B. Thompson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780745684994

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Books in the Digital Age by John B. Thompson Pdf

The book publishing industry is going through a period of profound and turbulent change brought about in part by the digital revolution. What is the role of the book in an age preoccupied with computers and the internet? How has the book publishing industry been transformed by the economic and technological upheavals of recent years, and how is it likely to change in the future? This is the first major study of the book publishing industry in Britain and the United States for more than two decades. Thompson focuses on academic and higher education publishing and analyses the evolution of these sectors from 1980 to the present. He shows that each sector is characterized by its own distinctive ‘logic’ or dynamic of change, and that by reconstructing this logic we can understand the problems, challenges and opportunities faced by publishing firms today. He also shows that the digital revolution has had, and continues to have, a profound impact on the book publishing business, although the real impact of this revolution has little to do with the ebook scenarios imagined by many commentators. Books in the Digital Age will become a standard work on the publishing industry at the beginning of the 21st century. It will be of great interest to students taking courses in the sociology of culture, media and cultural studies, and publishing. It will also be of great value to professionals in the publishing industry, educators and policy makers, and to anyone interested in books and their future.

Author : Alan Cheuse
Publisher : Fig Tree Books
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781941493014

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Prayers for the Living by Alan Cheuse Pdf

Prayers for the Living is a novel both grand in its vision and loving in its familiarity. Presented in a series of conversations between grandmother Minnie Bloch and her companions, Alan Cheuse, National Public Radio commentator on All Things Considered, unfolds a layered family portrait of three generations of the Bloch family, whose members are collapsing under everyday burdens and brutal betrayals. Her son Manny is a renowned, almost legendary rabbi. Respected by his congregants and surrounded by family, no one suspects that he yearns for a life of greater personal glory, but when an oracular bird delivers what Manny believes to be a message from his deceased father, he abandons his congregation in pursuit of a life in business and his entire life spirals out of control. As Manny’s fortunes rise in the corporate realm, he falls deeper into an affair with a congregant, a Holocaust survivor, his wife sinks deeper into alcoholism and depression and his daughter, traumatized by a sexual scandal at college, makes Manny the target of a plot to shatter his newly-found empire. The devoted family matriarch, Minnie, observes and recounts the tragic downfall of her family, unable to save them from themselves.

Author : John B. Thompson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509546794

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Book Wars by John B. Thompson Pdf

This book tells the story of the turbulent decades when the book publishing industry collided with the great technological revolution of our time. From the surge of ebooks to the self-publishing explosion and the growing popularity of audiobooks, Book Wars provides a comprehensive and fine-grained account of technological disruption in one of our most important and successful creative industries. Like other sectors, publishing has been thrown into disarray by the digital revolution. The foundation on which this industry had been based for 500 years – the packaging and sale of words and images in the form of printed books – was called into question by a technological revolution that enabled symbolic content to be stored, manipulated and transmitted quickly and cheaply. Publishers and retailers found themselves facing a proliferation of new players who were offering new products and services and challenging some of their most deeply held principles and beliefs. The old industry was suddenly thrust into the limelight as bitter conflicts erupted between publishers and new entrants, including powerful new tech giants who saw the world in very different ways. The book wars had begun. While ebooks were at the heart of many of these conflicts, Thompson argues that the most fundamental consequences lie elsewhere. The print-on-paper book has proven to be a remarkably resilient cultural form, but the digital revolution has transformed the industry in other ways, spawning new players which now wield unprecedented power and giving rise to an array of new publishing forms. Most important of all, it has transformed the broader information and communication environment, creating new challenges and new opportunities for publishers as they seek to redefine their role in the digital age. This unrivalled account of the book publishing industry as it faces its greatest challenge since Gutenberg will be essential reading for anyone interested in books and their future.

Author : Bill Cope,Angus Phillips
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015067711724

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The Future of the Book in the Digital Age by Bill Cope,Angus Phillips Pdf

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

Author : Miriam J. Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000415568

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Books and Social Media by Miriam J. Johnson Pdf

Social media and digital technologies are transforming what and how we read. Books and Social Media considers the way in which readers and writers come together in digital communities to discover and create new works of fiction. This new way of engaging with fiction stretches the boundaries of what has been considered a book in the past by moving beyond the physical or even digitally bound object to the consideration of content, containers, and the ability to share. Using empirical data and up-to-date research methods, Miriam Johnson introduces the ways in which digitally social platforms give rise to a new type of citizen author who chooses to sidestep the industry’s gatekeepers and share their works directly with interested readers on social platforms. Gender and genre, especially, play a key role in developing the communities in which these authors write. The use of surveys, interviews, and data mining brings to the fore issues of gender, genre, community, and power, which highlight the push and pull between these writers and the industry. Questioning what we always thought we knew about what makes a book and traditional publishing channels, this book will be of interest to anyone studying or researching publishing, book history, print cultures, and digital and contemporary literatures.

Author : Jeff Gomez
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780230527164

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Print Is Dead by Jeff Gomez Pdf

Contends that printed books will be replaced by digital books and that book distributors and readers should actively support the transformation by encouraging digital book creation and the standards required for storage and delivery.

Author : A. W Bates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0995269238

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Teaching in a Digital Age by A. W Bates Pdf

Author : Anna Kiernan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783030750817

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Writing Cultures and Literary Media by Anna Kiernan Pdf

This Pivot investigates the impact of the digital on literary culture through the analysis of selected marketing narratives, social media stories, and reading communities. Drawing on the work of contemporary writers, from Bernardine Evaristo to Patricia Lockwood, each chapter addresses a specific tension arising from the overarching question: How has writing culture changed in this digital age? By examining shifting modes of literary production, this book considers how discourses of writing and publishing and hierarchies of cultural capital circulate in a socially motivated post-digital environment. Writing Cultures and Literary Media combines compelling accounts of book trends, reader reception, and interviews with writers and publishers to reveal fresh insights for students, practitioners, and scholars of writing, publishing, and communications.

Author : Bill Martin,Xuemei Tian
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317173267

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Books, Bytes and Business by Bill Martin,Xuemei Tian Pdf

How are businesses responding to global changes in markets driven by changes in technology? Whatever the industry, the trends are familiar: globalization and the rise of industrial conglomerates, mergers and acquisitions, the networking of businesses and markets, outsourcing and shifts in the distribution of resources and production, all reflected in the emergence of new players, new products and services and new forms of competition. As arguably the first knowledge-based business, book publishing provides an ideal setting for the study of challenge and opportunity. The industry is currently experiencing fierce levels of competition, extreme financial pressures, restructuring and the threat of technology-induced obsolescence. Added to these are the challenges posed by new and potential entrants to the market, the emergence of new products and services, new ways of doing business, including trading in virtual markets, and the vulnerability of traditional business models. The suitability of book publishing as a context for researching the emergence of knowledge-based business becomes all too apparent. Through combining primary research with secondary analysis drawn from the relevant literatures, Books, Bytes and Business is both a readable and informative account of business in the knowledge-based economy.

Author : Ji Eun Kim,Brenna Hassinger-Das
Publisher : Springer
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030200770

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Reading in the Digital Age: Young Children’s Experiences with E-books by Ji Eun Kim,Brenna Hassinger-Das Pdf

This edited book focuses on affordances and limitations of e-books for early language and literacy, features and design of e-books for early language and literacy, print versus e-books in early language and literacy development, and uses of and guidelines for how to use e-books in school and home literacy practices. Uniquely, this book includes critical reviews of diverse aspects of e-books (e.g., features) and e-book uses (e.g., independent reading) for early literacy as well as multiple examinations of e-books in home and school contexts using a variety of research methods and/or theoretical frames. The studies of children’s engagement with diverse types of e-books in different social contexts provide readers with a contemporary and comprehensive understanding of this topic. Research has demonstrated that ever-increasing numbers of children use digital devices as part of their daily routine. Yet, despite children’s frequent use of e-books from an early age, there is a limited understanding regarding how those e-books are actually being used at home and school. As more e-books become available, it is important to examine the educational benefits and limitations of different types of e-books for children. So far, studies on the topic have presented inconsistent findings regarding potential benefits and limitations of e-books for early literacy activities (e.g., independent reading, shared reading). The studies in this book aim to fill such gaps in the literature.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264088702

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News in the Internet Age New Trends in News Publishing by OECD Pdf

This study provides an in-depth treatment of the global newspaper publishing market and its evolution, with a particular view on the development of online news and related challenges.

Author : Jack Dougherty,Kristen Nawrotzki
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472052066

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Writing History in the Digital Age by Jack Dougherty,Kristen Nawrotzki Pdf

A born-digital project that asks how recent technologies have changed the ways that historians think, teach, author, and publish

Author : Régine Bonnefoit,Melissa Rérat
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781527510425

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The Museum in the Digital Age by Régine Bonnefoit,Melissa Rérat Pdf

The current “digital revolution” or “digital era” has affected most of the realms of today’s world, particularly the domains of communication and the creation, safeguarding and transmission of knowledge. Museums, whose mission is to be open to the public and to acquire, conserve, research, communicate and exhibit the heritage of humanity, are thus directly concerned by this revolution. This collection highlights the manner in which museums and curators tackle the challenges of digital technology. The contributions are divided into four groups that illustrate the extent of the impact of digital technologies on museums: namely, exhibitions devoted to new media or mounted with the use of new media; the hidden face of the museum and the conservation of digital works of art; cultural mediation and the communication and promotion of museums using digital tools; and the legal aspects of the digitalisation of content, whether for creative purposes or preservation.

Author : Brian Kahin,Hal R. Varian
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0262611597

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Internet Publishing and Beyond by Brian Kahin,Hal R. Varian Pdf

New models for distributing, sharing, linking, and marketing information are appearing.

Author : J. Michael Spector,Dirk Ifenthaler,Kinshuk
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781441915511

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Learning and Instruction in the Digital Age by J. Michael Spector,Dirk Ifenthaler,Kinshuk Pdf

Instruction tailored to the individual student, learning and teaching outside the limits of time and space—ideas that were once considered science fiction are now educational reality, with the prospect of an intelligent Web 3.0 not far distant. Alongside these innovations exists an emerging set of critical-thinking challenges, as Internet users create content and learners (and teachers) take increased responsibility in their work. Learning and Instruction in the Digital Age nimbly balances the technological and pedagogical aspects of these rapid changes, gathering papers from noted researchers on a wealth of topics relating to cognitive approaches to learning and teaching, mental models, online learning, communications, and innovative educational technologies, among them: Cognition and student-centered, Web-based learning, The progression of mental models throughout a course of instruction, Experiencing education with 3D virtual worlds, Expanding educational boundaries through multi-school collaboration, Adapting e-learning to different learning styles, The student blog as reflective diary. With its blend of timely ideas and forward thinking, Learning and Instruction in the Digital Age will enrich the work of researchers in educational psychology, educational technology, and cognitive science.