Edited by Bill Cope, University of Illinois and Common Ground Publishing, USA and Angus Phillips, Oxford Brookes University, UK

…a very interesting collection of essays.
Program

…a facinating book, both stimulating and challenging for librarians as we anticipate our rapidly changing role in the face of revolutionary changes in the way information is delivered.
Scottish Health Information Network

 - chapters by leading experts in the field of publishing studies and information science
 - a broad range of perspectives on key issues such as print on demand and digital publishing
 - contributions from around the world
 - edited by two leading experts on the book and its future

With contributions from some of the world's leading authorities, this publication considers the future of the book in the digital age. As more books are published than ever before, this timely publication addresses a range of critically important themes relating to the book - including the present and future for publishing, libraries, literacy and learning in the information society. In the early 1990s the printed word appeared to be facing a terminal crisis, threatened from all sides by new media and other forms of entertainment. Subsequently the book has proved to be resilient in the face of these challenges, confounding the predictions of those who saw its replacement, whilst digital technology is providing mechanisms that enhance our ability to produce and distribute printed books. New developments, such as the growth of self-publishing and print on demand, and initiatives from major players such as Amazon and Google, mean that the printed book is in the middle of great changes.

Readership: Publishers, librarians, academics, authors and all those interested in the issues surrounding the survival of the printed book in a digital age. It will also be useful for students and scholars of publishing and the history of the book.