Thompson, John B.

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.

070.5 / THO