The case for books : past, present, and future /

In The Case for Books, Robert Darnton offers an in-depth examination of the book from its earliest beginnings to its shifting role today in popular culture, commerce and the academy. In a lasting collection drawn from previously published and new work alike, Robert Darnton lends unique authority to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Darnton, Robert
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : PublicAffairs, [2009].
Subjects:	Google Library Project. Books > Social aspects. Books > History. Books and reading. Communication in learning and scholarship > Technological innovations. Research libraries > Forecasting. Scholarly electronic publishing. Library materials > Digitization.

Table of Contents:

Google and the future of books
The information landscape
The future of libraries
Lost and found in cyberspace
E-books and old books
Gutenberg-e
Open access
A paean to paper
The importance of being bibliographical
The mysteries of reading
What is the history of books?