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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812870803321

Autore

Feather John

Titolo

Communicating knowledge : publishing in the 21st century / / John Feather

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mùˆnchen, : K.G. Saur, 2003

Munchen, Germany : , : K.G. Saur, , 2003

ISBN

1-283-40328-5

9786613403285

3-598-44004-9

Edizione

[Reprint 2010]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 233 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Classificazione

AN 13400

Disciplina

070.5

Soggetti

Publishers and publishing - Technological innovations

Electronic publishing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-223) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Tables -- Figures -- Abbreviations -- CHAPTER ONE. Publishing from the Past to the Present -- CHAPTER TWO. Publishing in the Global Economy -- CHAPTER THREE. Forms of Publishing -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Publishing Process -- CHAPTER FIVE. Selling Books -- CHAPTER SIX. Information Technology and Publishing -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Publishing in a Networked World -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

An introduction to publishing practices in the context of the information society, concentrating on its structure and operation, covering all aspects of publishing in the 21st century. It puts publishing into the wider context of communication knowledge and information and shows how it will continue to be key element.