PublishedMonash Up, November 2016 |
ISBN9781925495294 |
FormatSoftcover, 208 pages |
Dimensions23.4cm × 15.3cm |
This collection of essays by established and emerging
scholars of Australian publishing examines the industry in the wake of both the
Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and the various shocks and upheavals associated
with the rise of ebooks. The authors here look beyond the digital, so prominent
in many considerations of contemporary publishing, to questions of the book as
a material artefact. As consumer trends increasingly suggest print will remain
the central medium for the global publishing industry, it is asked if the messy
state of affairs existing now, 'after' the digital revolution, can be described
as 'post-digital'. With reference to a range of cultural, economic and
technological issues, these essays examine how publishers are leveraging the
possibilities afforded by multiple modes of dissemination.
