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Series:   Elements in Publishing and Book Culture

Is This a Book?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2022

Angus Phillips  and
Miha Kovač
Angus Phillips
Affiliation:
Oxford Brookes University
Miha Kovač
Affiliation:
University of Ljubljana

Summary

This is a book about the book. Is this a book? is a question of wide appeal and interest. With the arrival of ebooks, digital narratives and audiobooks, the time is right for a fresh discussion of what is a book. Older definitions that rely solely on print no longer work, and as the boundaries of the book have been broken down, this volume offers a fresh and lively discussion of the form and purpose of the book. How does the audiobook fit into the book family? How is the role of reading changing in the light of digital developments? Does the book still deserve a privileged place in society? The authors present a dynamic model of the book and how it lives on in today's competitive media environment.
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Series: Elements in Publishing and Book Culture
Online ISBN: 9781108938389
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication: 23 June 2022

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