The late age of print : everyday book culture from consumerism to control / Ted Striphas.

Originally published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2009. With new preface.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-229) and index.

Introduction : The late age of print : Bottom lines ; Edges ; Sites -- E-books and the digital future : A book by any other name ; shelf life ; Book sneaks ; Disappearing digits ; A different story to tell -- The big-box bookstore blues : Chain reactions? ; Thoroughly modern bookselling ; Things to do with big-box bookstores ; History's fold -- Bringing bookland online : "The tragedy of the book industry" ; Encoding/decoding: sort of ; A political economy of commodity codes ; The remarkable unremarkable -- Literature as life on Oprah's book club : O® ; "No dictionary required" ; "It's more about life" ; A million little corrections ; An intractable alchemy -- Harry Potter and the culture of the copy : Securing Harry Potter ; Pirating Potter ; He-who-must-be-named -- Conclusion : From consumerism to control : On the verge ; From heyday to history and beyond.

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Ted Striphas argues that, although the production and propagation of books have undoubtedly entered a new phase, printed works are still very much a part of our everyday lives. With examples from trade journals, news media, films, advertisements, and a host of other commercial and scholarly materials, Striphas tells a story of modern publishing that proves, even in a rapidly digitizing world, books are anything but dead. From the rise of retail superstores to Oprah's phenomenal reach, Striphas tracks the methods through which the book industry has adapted (or has failed to adapt).

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