Past Present Future Industry Page
PAST EVENTS
Printing press
- 1453
- created by Johannes Gutenberg who turned the wine house into the printing press
- first mass produced book: the Bible
Publishing Houses - 1800’s
- Demand for books grew
The Gutenberg Revolution
Paperback books
Pearson
Self-publishing
History of libraries
Before books: wax tablets, clay, papyrus, codex, etc.
Copyrights
parchment- treated animal skin
Codex- a type of book made of sheets of parchment and sewn together along the edge, the bound with thin pieces of wood and covered with leather
Illuminated manuscripts- decorative, colorful designs on each page
TYPES OF BOOKS/BOOKSTORES
eBook
eReader
Borders
Barnes & Noble
Epublishing
Libraries
ONLINE
Amazon.com
Kindle
Nook
Ipad
Tablets
EVENTS
Talk of the decline of literary work and consumerism
During the World Wars and the Great Depression, the demand for books decresed due to the expenses: having use of radio increase.
2011 Lawsuit- Us department of justice vs. Apple and major publishers...they eliminated competition among stores selling ebooks, ultimately increasing pricing for consumers.
Google vs authors guild
Book challenge - formal complaint to have a book removed from public/school and library
Bookless library