Are Books Becoming Extinct?

by David M. Haugen

Overview

This volume offers readers a variety of articles that examine the future of print books. Readers will explore the impact of digital printing on book publishing, the increasing role of e-books and the needs of e-book readers and users, the overall importance of books in the digital age, and the responses of publishers and librarians to e-publishing. The final essay by Ben Ehrenreich offers food for thought, that books have always survived predictions of their demise.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737755466
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	03/24/2012
Series:	At Issue Series: Mass Media
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Digital Printing Will Destroy Book Publishing Evan Schnittman 11

2 Digital Printing Will Save Book Publishing Nic Boshart 16

3 Digital Printing Will Destroy Traditional Supply and Retail Book Markets Richard Nash 20

4 E-books Will Replace Disposable Bound Books Craig Mod 29

5 E-books Will Not Replace Bound Books Rundy Purdy 37

6 Libraries Need to Face the Challenges Presented by E-books Eric Hellman 43

7 Publishers and Libraries Need to Adapt to the Demands of E-book Readers Dan Tonkery 49

8 Libraries Need to Ask Tough Questions Before Embracing E-books Meredith Farkas 58

9 Electronic Readers Are More Environmentally Friendly than Print Books Brian Palmer 69

10 Books Are an Expendable Format, but Long-Form Writing Must Continue Diane Wachtell 74

11 Books Still Matter in a Digital Age John Donatich 82

12 Books Have Always Survived Predictions of Their Demise Ben Ehrenreich 100

Organizations to Contact 110

Bibliography 114

Index 119

Editorial Reviews

Review: Are Books Becoming Extinct?"Each well-chosen selection raises fascinating questions about the legal and ethical aspects of each issue, inviting teens' empathy with personal histories as well as facts. With up-to-date, relevant resource lists and expertly edited selections, these volumes, like others in the venerable series, are natural choices to support high-school debates and classroom discussion."—Booklist, March 2011

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