Never mind the web : here comes the book / Miha Kovac.

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Kovač, Miha

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Series: Publishing series2008Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 185 pages)Content type:

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9781780632162
1780632169

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Z280 .K68 2008

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Contents:

Introduction -- The book : this charming old lady -- Printing and the birth of modernity -- The European and American book markets -- Social context of the book -- An anorexic dachshund with a long tail -- The e-book is a papr tiger.

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Summary: Miha Kovac examines the role of the printed book in contemporary societies, its demographics and its relation to the other media. It analyzes the differences among various national book industries throughout Europe and the USA, and the reasons and impact of the differences.

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Miha Kovac examines the role of the printed book in contemporary societies, its demographics and its relation to the other media. It analyzes the differences among various national book industries throughout Europe and the USA, and the reasons and impact of the differences.

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