false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255935335m/5341581.jpg 5341581 1 <P>Finding a middle ground between those who triumphantly declare the end of printed books and those who deeply mourn their passing, Ted Striphas proves that, though the production and propagation of books undoubtedly have entered a new era, they are still very much a part of our everyday world. Big-box bookstores and Amazon.com have established new routes of personal and material traffic in and around books. Pop phenomena like <I>Harry Potter</I> and selections from the Oprah Book Club inspire the kind of brand loyalty for which advertisers can only dream. Meanwhile, printed books face extraordinary threats and unique opportunities in an increasingly digitized world.</P><P>Striphas assesses our modern book culture by focusing on five key elements: the rise of e-books; the explosion of huge retail bookstores like Barnes & Noble and Borders; the effort to control book distribution through the International Standard Book Number (or ISBN) and other product codes; the formation of the Oprah Book Club; and the craze for <I>Harry Potter</I>. Sampling from trade journals, news media, films, advertisements, and other popular artifacts, Striphas shows how books have come to mediate our social interactions and shape changing practices of consumption. In this way, books are more integrated into our routines and intellects than ever before. Introducing a third strand into the debate over the future of literature, Striphas presents a wholly entertaining yet critically rich analysis of contemporary book culture.</P> 5409067 20 3 2009 The Late Age of Print: Everyday Book Culture from Consumerism to Control total:9|5:2|4:3|3:3|2:0|1:1| 9 32 26 4 3 0 false false Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 18:24:58 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 13:57:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 05:26:42 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 04:31:29 -0700 2009 The Late Age of Print offers a refreshing alternative to the usual hand-wringing and death knell-ringing that usually accompany discussions o...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 10:52:28 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 13:42:52 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 09:54:43 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 18 08:55:03 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 19 19:27:24 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 19:27:24 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 21 11:05:26 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 19:57:40 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 19:57:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 23 21:34:01 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 21:34:01 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 18:57:23 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 19:25:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 16 21:32:36 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 21:32:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 10 20:51:22 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 20:51:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 10 01:19:37 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 01:19:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 31 06:55:28 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 06:55:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 14 09:14:09 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 09:14:09 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jul 23 22:34:49 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 18:37:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 14 09:40:08 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 12:30:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:12:13 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 00:12:13 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sat Jul 25 14:08:11 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 16:02:06 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 14:08:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 26 07:28:45 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 07:28:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 20 13:27:24 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 13:27:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 17 23:10:36 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 12:13:09 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5341581