Is This a Book?

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.

List of contents

Introduction: The Three-Body Problem; 1. The Variety of Books; 2. A Brief Digression into Book History; 3. Defining the Book; 4. The Audiobook; 5. The Social and Cultural Status of the Book; 6. Does Reading Still Matter?; 7. The Book as Business Model; Conclusion.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Miha Kovač, Angus Phillips, Angus (Oxford Brookes University) Kovac Phillips, Phillips Angus
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781108940344
• ISBN: 978-1-108-94034-4
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Publishing and Book Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Distribution, Literary studies: general, Publishing industry & book trade, Publishing and book trade, Retail and wholesale industries, Distributive industries