{"product_id":"books-in-the-digital-age-9780745634777","title":"Books in the Digital Age","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book publishing industry is going through a period of profound and turbulent change brought about in part by the digital revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As compelling as it is thorough ... a fascinating study of the contemporary academic publishing world in the UK and US.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Likely to become the standard work in the field.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Educational Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is undoubtedly the best book I have read about publishing ... It is the only book about publishing I have ever read where every statement rings true.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearned Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Faultless, fascinating ... a must-read.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLogos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A first-rate piece of scholarship.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcademic Matters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A truly landmark study.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal of Scholarly Publishing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[Those] working within academic\/higher education publishing and librarianship have much to gain from this title; it is a valuable resource that explores how textbook publishing programmes in the UK and US in the early stages of the new millennium have evolved from the 1980s industry landscape. It also provides an opportunity to learn directly from senior executives within the academic publishing arena, who speak frankly, on the condition of anonymity.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInPrint\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Extremely useful to use as a potted history of a new area of interest for me.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eeLucidate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Thompson has soaked himself in publishing fact and lore. [His findings] are consistently reliable.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The world of academic publishing owes a great debt of gratitude to John Thompson ... this extensive and rigorous study is our best guide to the key issues of the day.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDrake McFeely, \u003ci\u003eChairman and President of W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A lucid, absorbing and accurate account of the university press world.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Lippincott, \u003ci\u003eDirector of Princeton University Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Anyone wishing to know firsthand the issues that keep publishers awake at night would do well to start here. Anyone wishing to know where academic publishing is heading should look no further.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam Sisler, \u003ci\u003eDirector of Harvard University Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"There is no other study of the publishing world, past or present, as comprehensive or fully researched as this.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eProfessor Michael Schudson, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of California, San Diego\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A masterly study.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Richardson\u003ci\u003e, Oxford Brookes University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of figures and tables. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Publishing Business\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublishing as an economic and cultural practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe social structure of publishing fields.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe publishing field since 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Field of Academic Publishing\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcademic publishing under pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcademic publishing in transition (1): changing organizational cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcademic publishing in transition (2): list diversification and field migration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcademic publishing at the crossroads.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Field of Higher Education Publishing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigher education publishing in the US (1): the formation of the field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigher education publishing in the US (2): the differentiation of the field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigher education publishing in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobalization and localization in the UK field of higher education publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV The Digital Revolution\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe digital revolution and the publishing world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcademic publishing and the digital revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigher education publishing and the digital revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe hidden revolution: reinventing the life cycle of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix on research methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404371075415,"sku":"9780745634777","price":63.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745634777.jpg?v=1730486252","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/books-in-the-digital-age-9780745634777","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}