{"product_id":"books-in-the-digital-age-the-transformation-of-academic-and-higher-education-publishing-in-britain-and-the-united-states-hardback-9780745634777","title":"Books in the Digital Age; The Transformation of Academic and Higher Education Publishing in Britain and the United States (Hardback) 9780745634777","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBooks in the Digital Age\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Transformation of Academic and Higher Education Publishing in Britain and the United States\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn B. Thompson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745634777, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 March 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e480 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.6 x 17.8 x 3.8 cm, 0.98 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe book publishing industry is going through a period of profound and turbulent change brought about in part by the digital revolution. What is the role of the book in an age preoccupied with computers and the internet? How has the book publishing industry been transformed by the economic and technological upheavals of recent years, and how is it likely to change in the future?  \u003cp\u003eThis is the first major study of the book publishing industry in Britain and the United States for more than two decades. Thompson focuses on academic and higher education publishing and analyses the evolution of these sectors from 1980 to the present. He shows that each sector is characterized by its own distinctive ‘logic’ or dynamic of change, and that by reconstructing this logic we can understand the problems, challenges and opportunities faced by publishing firms today. He also shows that the digital revolution has had, and continues to have, a profound impact on the book publishing business, although the real impact of this revolution has little to do with the ebook scenarios imagined by many commentators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBooks in the Digital Age will become a standard work on the publishing industry at the beginning of the 21st century. It will be of great interest to students taking courses in the sociology of culture, media and cultural studies, and publishing. It will also be of great value to professionals in the publishing industry, educators and policy makers, and to anyone interested in books and their future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407301308696,"sku":"9780745634777","price":57.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745634777.jpg?v=1784160166","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/books-in-the-digital-age-the-transformation-of-academic-and-higher-education-publishing-in-britain-and-the-united-states-hardback-9780745634777","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}