books in our digital age Gomez, Jeff 1970- creator text bibliography enk London New York Macmillan 2008 monographic eng

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vi, 221 pages ; 21 cm. For over 1500 years books have weathered numerous cultural changes remarkably unaltered. Through wars, radio, TV, computer games and fluctuating literacy rates, the book has, somewhat bizarrely, remained the more robust and culturally relevant way to communicate ideas. Now, for the first time since the Middle Ages, all that is about to change. Introduction PART I: STOP THE PRESSES Byte Flight Us and Them Newspapers Are No Longer News PART II: THE DIGITAL TIPPING POINT Generation Download Generation Upload On Demand Everything eBooks and the Revolution that Didn't Happen PART III: SAYING GOODBYE TO THE BOOK Writers in a Digital Future Readers in a Digital Future Will Books Disappear? Afterword Acknowledgements Notes Jeff Gomez. Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-213) and index. Book industries and trade Industria y comercio del libro Electronic books Libros electrónicos Z 116 G633p 2008 070.5 9780230527164 0230527167 2009277820 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0912/2009277820-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0912/2009277820-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1207/2009277820-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0912/2009277820-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0912/2009277820-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1207/2009277820-t.html UKM 090515 20240619131436.0 15740058 eng