This is the third instalment of four publications that aim to identify some of the trends of the twenty-first-century book industry by uncovering its past. The dust that covers a book in a bookshop is not always a sign of poor quality., Instead, it can symbolize the difficulties to sell a good that is not always to the taste of an entire society, but just a...
This is the second instalment of four publications that will outline the on-going evolution of the book industry. Books create conversations, debates, controversies, and every generation has its titles. Sometimes studied in class, sometimes found in a library, or even discovered through a movie, books are almost part of our genetic identity. It is impossible to imagine a world without books. The...
This is the first installment of a four-part publication that will introduce the changes in one of the most important sectors of the culture industry. The European publishing sector has been experiencing some major changes lately that have consequences over the entire process of book publishing. Book reading is competing nowadays with an...
