Book wars : the digital revolution in publishing /
John B. Thompson.
- Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2021.
- xv, 511 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Introduction -- 1. The faltering rise of the ebook -- 2. Re-inventing the book -- 3. The backlist wars -- 4. Google trouble -- 5. Amazon's ascent -- 6. Struggles for visibility -- 7. The self-publishing explosion -- 8. Crowdfunding books -- 9. Bookflix -- 10. The new orality -- 11. Storytelling in social media -- 12. Old media, new media -- Conclusion : worlds in flux.
9781509546787
Publishers and publishing --Technological innovations. Electronic publishing.