The future of books
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-8160.v17i1p11-20Keywords:
Books, Publishing, Digital revolution, Ebooks, AmazonAbstract
The digital revolution has had, and continues to have, a dramatic impact on many sectors of the media and creative industries, but what impact has it had on the oldest of our media industries – the book publishing industry? In the early 2000s, many observers thought it likely that the print-on-paper book would be eclipsed by ebooks and other forms of digital content delivery, just as the vinyl LP was displaced by digital downloads and streaming services. However, Thompson shows that the print-on-paper book has proven to be much more resilient than many commentators assumed, and he argues that the most important consequences of the digital revolution for the book publishing industry lay elsewhere.
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