Book Value Categories and the Acceptance of Technological Changes in English Book Production / / Simon Rosenberg
| Book Value Categories and the Acceptance of Technological Changes in English Book Production / / Simon Rosenberg |
| Autore | Rosenberg Simon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin : , : Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.064 |
| Collana | Münsteraner Monographien zur englischen Literatur |
| Soggetto topico | Technological innovations |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction 11 -- The Death of the Printed Book? 12 -- The Book as an Evolutionary Process? . 16 -- The Book . 18 -- Publishing . 19 -- Structure . 23 -- Approach of This Study 27 -- 1. Basic Concepts: Value and Acceptance . 31 -- 1.1. Value . 31 -- 1.2. Acceptance . 38 -- 1.3. Value and the Book . 42 -- The Value Chain of Publishing 48 -- 1.4. Book Value Categories 51 -- Economic Value . 53 -- Content Value . 54 -- Symbolic Value . 56 -- Conclusion 60 -- 2. The Gutenberg Age . 63 -- 2.1. Context: Introduction of the Printed Book . 64 -- Type Material . 65 -- Paper 65 -- Printing Process . 66 -- Gutenberg's B42 . 68 -- Incunables as Transitional Books 72 -- 8 Contents -- 2.2. Early Printing Presses in England . 75 -- 2.2.1. Preconditions in England 75 -- Readers . 80 -- Publishing Categories 81 -- Patronage . 83 -- 2.2.2. William Caxton 84 -- 2.2.3. Wynkyn de Worde and Richard Pynson . 94 -- Comparing Caxton, de Worde and Pynson 105 -- 2.2.4. The English Provinces 109 -- Oxford (1478-1519) . 109 -- Cambridge (1520-1522) 114 -- St Albans (1479-1486) . 116 -- 2.3. Acceptance of the Printed Book in England . 119 -- 2.4. The Book Value Categories Applied . 127 -- 3. The Industrial Age 133 -- 3.1. Context: England During the Industrialization 134 -- 3.1.1. Publication 138 -- Authors 138 -- Publisher 143 -- 3.1.2. Manufacture 146 -- Printing from Plates . 146 -- Paper 152 -- Sourcing of Material . 154 -- New Printing Presses . 157 -- 3.1.3. Reception . 159 -- 3.1.4. Distribution . 165 -- Railways . 166 -- Libraries . 167 -- Mudie's "Select Library" . 169 -- 3.2. Acceptance of Industrialized Book Production 176 -- 3.3. Book Value Categories Applied 182 -- 4. The Digital Age 189 -- 4.1. Context: Introduction of the E-Book . 193 -- 4.2. Publishing in the Digital Age 198 -- 4.2.1. The Early E-Book-Market . 198 -- 4.2.2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Digital Content 203 -- Support of Acceptance . 207 -- Hindrances of Acceptance . 211 -- Piracy 211 -- Price Policy 213 -- Formats . 214 -- Reading Devices 215 -- 4.3. Acceptance of the Digital Book . 220 -- 4.4. The Book Value Categories Applied . 226 -- Conclusion . 231 -- Gutenberg Age . 235 -- Industrial Age 236 -- Digital Age 237 -- Prognosis? 241 -- List of Illustrations . 249 -- Bibliography 251. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910720527503321 |
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| Berlin : , : Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group, , 2020 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Book Value Categories and the Acceptance of Technological Changes in English Book Production / / Simon Rosenberg
| Book Value Categories and the Acceptance of Technological Changes in English Book Production / / Simon Rosenberg |
| Autore | Rosenberg Simon |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin : , : Peter Lang Publishing, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 pages) |
| Disciplina | 002.09 |
| Collana | Münsteraner Monographien zur englischen Literatur |
| Soggetto topico | Books - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | History |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction 11 -- The Death of the Printed Book? 12 -- The Book as an Evolutionary Process? . 16 -- The Book . 18 -- Publishing . 19 -- Structure . 23 -- Approach of This Study 27 -- 1. Basic Concepts: Value and Acceptance . 31 -- 1.1. Value . 31 -- 1.2. Acceptance . 38 -- 1.3. Value and the Book . 42 -- The Value Chain of Publishing 48 -- 1.4. Book Value Categories 51 -- Economic Value . 53 -- Content Value . 54 -- Symbolic Value . 56 -- Conclusion 60 -- 2. The Gutenberg Age . 63 -- 2.1. Context: Introduction of the Printed Book . 64 -- Type Material . 65 -- Paper 65 -- Printing Process . 66 -- Gutenberg's B42 . 68 -- Incunables as Transitional Books 72 -- 8 Contents -- 2.2. Early Printing Presses in England . 75 -- 2.2.1. Preconditions in England 75 -- Readers . 80 -- Publishing Categories 81 -- Patronage . 83 -- 2.2.2. William Caxton 84 -- 2.2.3. Wynkyn de Worde and Richard Pynson . 94 -- Comparing Caxton, de Worde and Pynson 105 -- 2.2.4. The English Provinces 109 -- Oxford (1478-1519) . 109 -- Cambridge (1520-1522) 114 -- St Albans (1479-1486) . 116 -- 2.3. Acceptance of the Printed Book in England . 119 -- 2.4. The Book Value Categories Applied . 127 -- 3. The Industrial Age 133 -- 3.1. Context: England During the Industrialization 134 -- 3.1.1. Publication 138 -- Authors 138 -- Publisher 143 -- 3.1.2. Manufacture 146 -- Printing from Plates . 146 -- Paper 152 -- Sourcing of Material . 154 -- New Printing Presses . 157 -- 3.1.3. Reception . 159 -- 3.1.4. Distribution . 165 -- Railways . 166 -- Libraries . 167 -- Mudie's "Select Library" . 169 -- 3.2. Acceptance of Industrialized Book Production 176 -- 3.3. Book Value Categories Applied 182 -- 4. The Digital Age 189 -- 4.1. Context: Introduction of the E-Book . 193 -- 4.2. Publishing in the Digital Age 198 -- 4.2.1. The Early E-Book-Market . 198 -- 4.2.2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Digital Content 203 -- Support of Acceptance . 207 -- Hindrances of Acceptance . 211 -- Piracy 211 -- Price Policy 213 -- Formats . 214 -- Reading Devices 215 -- 4.3. Acceptance of the Digital Book . 220 -- 4.4. The Book Value Categories Applied . 226 -- Conclusion . 231 -- Gutenberg Age . 235 -- Industrial Age 236 -- Digital Age 237 -- Prognosis? 241 -- List of Illustrations . 249 -- Bibliography 251. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910418268703321 |
Rosenberg Simon
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| Berlin : , : Peter Lang Publishing, , 2020 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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