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'This collection of essays by established and emerging scholars of Australian publishing examines the industry in the wake of both the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and the various shocks and upheavals associated with the rise of ebooks. The authors here look beyond the digital, so prominent in many considerations of contemporary publishing, to questions of the book as a material artefact. As consumer trends increasingly suggest print will remain the central medium for the global publishing industry, it is asked if the messy state of affairs existing now, 'after' the digital revolution, can be described as 'post-digital'. With reference to a range of cultural, economic and technological issues, these essays examine how publishers are leveraging the possibilities afforded by multiple modes of dissemination. Contributors include David Carter, Sarah Couper, Mark Davis, Beth Driscoll, Ben Etheringtson, Lisa Fletcher, Sybil Nolan, Tracy O'Shaughnessy, Anne Richards, Emmett Stinson, and Kim Wilkins.' (Publication summary)
Contents
- General Fiction, Genre Fiction and Literary Fiction Publishing 2000-13, single work criticism (p. 1-25)
- Bookish Girls : Gender and Leadership in Australian Trade Publishing, single work criticism
- The Changing Literary Ecology Mark Davis, single work criticism
- Women, Akubras and Ereaders : Romance Fiction and Australian Publishing, single work criticism
- Deckchairs and Life Rafts : Australian Trade Publishing's Perfect Storm, single work criticism
- How to Read a Big Book : The Critical Reception of Hannah Kent's Burial Rites in the Context of Contemporary Trade Book Marketing, single work criticism
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The Miles Franklin and the Small Press,
single work
essay
Note: With title: Small Publishers and the Miles Franklin Award
- The Transition to Book: Problems of Narrative Structure in Journalists' Manuscripts, single work criticism
- Coming Out : Reframing the Public Face of Publishing, single work criticism