The case for books : past, present, future / Robert Darnton
- Bib ID:
- 4736503
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Darnton, Robert
- Description:
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- New York, NY : PublicAffairs, c2009
- xvi, 218 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9781586488260
- 1586488260
- Summary:
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"In The Case for Books, Robert Darnton offers an in-depth examination of the book from its earliest beginnings to its shifting role today in popular culture, commerce, and the academy. In a lasting collection drawn from previously published and new work alike, Robert Darnton lends unique authority to the life and role of the book in society. The resulting book is a wise work of scholarship - one that requires readers to carefully consider how the digital revolution will broadly affect the marketplace of ideas."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- Google and the future of books
- The information landscape
- The future of libraries
- Lost and found in cyberspace
- E-books and old books
- Gutenberg-e
- Open access
- A paean to paper
- The importance of being bibliographical
- The mysteries of reading
- The history of book.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-208) and index.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2009
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