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Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Publishing industry
Basic copyright laws and enforcements have been in effect for
hundreds of years. However, laws with such extensive histories can
often make understanding them complicated. As publishing moves into
a digital arena, copyright laws have become increasingly complex.
Authors, Copyright, and Publishing in the Digital Era not only
addresses the current complexities that aries with authors and
copyright laws when publishing digitally, but it also sheds light
on the current processes and procedures in place concerning
copyright options for digital publishers. This publication
addresses a global audience in the manner in which it discusses
traditional methods used in publishing before segueing into new
model and strategies for both a business and an author in this
ever-expanding digital world.
Evelina, the first novel by Frances Burney, published in 1778,
enjoys lasting popularity among the reading public. Tracing its
publication history through 174 editions, adaptations, and
reprints, many of them newly discovered and identified, this book
demonstrates how the novel’s material embodiment in the form of
the printed book has been reshaped by its publishers, recasting its
content for new generations of readers. Four main chapters vividly
describe how during 240 years, Evelina, a popular novel of manners,
metamorphosed without any significant alterations to its text into
a Regency “rambling†text, a romantic novel for “lecteurs
délicats,†a cheap imprint for circulating libraries, a
yellow-back, a book with a certain aesthetic cachet, a Christmas
gift-book, finally becoming an integral part of the established
literary canon in annotated scholarly editions. This book also
focuses on the remodelling and transformation of the paratext in
this novel, written by a woman author, by the heavily
male-dominated publishing industry. Shorter Entr’acte sections
discuss and describe alterations in the forms of Burney’s name
and the title of her work, the omission and renaming of her
authorial prefaces, and the redeployment of the publisher’s
prefatorial apparatus to support particular editions throughout
almost two-and-a-half centuries of the novel’s existence.
Illustrated with reproductions of covers, frontispieces, and title
pages, the book also provides an illuminating insight into the role
of Evelina’s visual representation in its history as a marketable
commodity, highlighting the existence of editions targeting various
segments of the book market: from the upper-middle-class to
mass-readership. The first comprehensive and fully updated
bibliography of English and translated editions, adaptations, and
reprints of Evelina published in 13 languages and scripts appears
in an appendix.
Prior to the Civil War, publishing in America underwent a
transformation from a genteel artisan trade supported by civic
patronage and religious groups to a thriving, cut-throat national
industry propelled by profit. Literary Dollars and Social Sense
represents an important chapter in the historical experience of
print culture, it illuminates the phenomenon of amateur writing and
delineates the access points of the emerging mass market for print
for distributors consumers and writers. It challenges the
conventional assumptions that the literary public had little
trouble embracing the new literary marketing that emerged at
mid-century. The book uncover the tensions that author's faced
between literature's role in the traditional moral economy and the
lure of literary dollars for personal gain and fame. This book
marks an important example in how scholars understand and conduct
research in American literature.
In early nineteenth-century America, the production and commercial
distribution of reading matter came face-to-face with social
literary practices. As mass readerships emerged, so did a mass
authorship grasping after newly available literary dollars. Yet
they did not immediately embrace market values. Instead, writers -
even heavily promoted literary celebrities -- struggled to preserve
some semblance of social sense, rooted in social authorship and
dissemination practices. Summoning a host of ordinary Americans'
voices in diaries and letters, the Zborays uncover a neglected, yet
pivotal moment in modern mass-market publishing between its
elite-driven past and its corporate-directed future. Literary
Dollars & Social Sense shows common Americans apprehending the
newly industrialized literary marketplace through their reading and
gossiping, addressing it through their writing and editing, and
serving it through their vending and distributing. This history
encompasses not only popular authorship and dissemination of books,
but, as is conventional in history-of-the-book scholarship, all
forms of imprints, including newspapers and magazines. literary
historicism, the book also offers to general readers renewed faith
in literature as something socially valuable beyond--and
above--monetary reward. AUTHORBIO: Ronald J. Zboray is Associate
Professor of Communication and of History at the University of
Pittsburgh. Among his books are A Fictive People: Antebellum
Economic Development and the American Reading Public (Oxford). Mary
Saracino Zboray is an independent scholar; she is coauthor, with
Ron Zboray, of A Handbook for the Study of Book History in the
United States (Library of Congress).
The biggest crime story in American history began on the night of
March 1, 1932, when the twenty-month-old son of Charles and Anne
Lindbergh was snatched from his crib in Hopewell, New Jersey. The
news shocked a nation enthralled with the aviator, the first person
to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic. American law enforcement
marshalled all its resources to return “Little Lindy†to the
arms of his parents—and perhaps even more energized were the
legions of journalists catering to a public whose appetite for
Lindbergh news was insatiable. In Little Lindy Is Kidnapped, Thomas
Doherty offers a lively and comprehensive cultural history of the
media coverage of the abduction and its aftermath. Beginning with
Lindbergh’s ascent to fame and proceeding through the trial and
execution of the accused kidnapper, Doherty traces how newspapers,
radio, and newsreels reported on what was dubbed the “crime of
the century.†He casts the affair as a transformative moment for
American journalism, analyzing how the case presented new
challenges and opportunities for each branch of the media in the
days before the rise of television. Coverage of the Lindbergh
story, Doherty reveals, set the template for the way the media
would treat breaking news ever after. An engrossing account of an
endlessly fascinating case, Little Lindy Is Kidnapped sheds new
light on an enduring quality of journalism ever since: the
media’s eye on a crucial part of the story—itself.
This book presents a cultural history of Latin America as seen
through a symbolic good and a practice - the book, and the act of
publication - two elements that have had an irrefutable power in
shaping the modern world. The volume combines multiple theoretical
approaches and empirical landscapes with the aim to comprehend how
Latin American publishers became the protagonists of a symbolic
unification of their continent from the 1930s through the 1970s.
The Latin American focus responds to a central point in its
history: the effective interdependence of the national cultures of
the continent. Americanism, until the 1950s, or Latin Americanism,
from the onset of the Cold War, were moral frameworks that guided
publishers' thinking and actions and had concrete effects on the
process of regional integration. The illustration of how Latin
American publishing markets were articulated opens up broader and
comparative questions regarding the ways in which the ideas
embodied in books also sought to unify other cultural areas. The
intersection of cultural, political and economic themes, as well as
the style of writing, makes this book an interest to a wide reading
public with historical and sociological sensitivity and global
cultural curiosity.
Theoretically there has never been a better time to become a
published writer. But for anyone looking to venture into today's
publishing landscape, it can be a daunting prospect - self-publish?
Look for an agent? Go direct to an indie publisher? And what
exactly is digital-first publishing? 'How to Be Published' is the
first book to offer an unbiased guide to the pros and cons of
self-publishing versus traditional publishing, along with all the
myriad options in between - helping an author navigate the complex
world of publishing and find the best path for them, their book and
their writing aspirations.
In early modern Britain, news was transformed from a currency of
conversation and social exchange to a potent and lucrative
industry, capable of manufacturing public opinion and transforming
perceptions of literature, medicine and history. This collection of
essays explores the impact of printed periodicals on British
culture and society between 1590 and 1800.
Using a variety of methods and disciplines, the contributors
present a picture of the emerging periodical press, including
discussions of the origins of printed newspapers; the role of
manuscript transmission of news; the relationship between newsbooks
and the theatre; the use of newspapers by political radicals during
the civil wars of the mid-17th century; the role of women in the
early periodical press; the emergence of a public sphere of popular
political opinion; the use of advertising as a form of
communication; the distribution and readership of newspapers in the
provinces; ideas of nationhood in the Scottish periodical press;
and the role of medical and philosophical journals in promoting
medical reform.
This study is a special issue of the journal "Prose Studies."
In early modern Britain, news was transformed from a currency of
conversation and social exchange to a potent and lucrative
industry, capable of manufacturing public opinion and transforming
perceptions of literature, medicine and history. This collection of
essays explores the impact of printed periodicals on British
culture and society between 1590 and 1800.
Using a variety of methods and disciplines, the contributors
present a picture of the emerging periodical press, including
discussions of the origins of printed newspapers; the role of
manuscript transmission of news; the relationship between newsbooks
and the theatre; the use of newspapers by political radicals during
the civil wars of the mid-17th century; the role of women in the
early periodical press; the emergence of a public sphere of popular
political opinion; the use of advertising as a form of
communication; the distribution and readership of newspapers in the
provinces; ideas of nationhood in the Scottish periodical press;
and the role of medical and philosophical journals in promoting
medical reform.
This study is a special issue of the journal "Prose Studies."
This book focuses on the different forms in which authorship came
to be expressed in eighteenth-century Italian publishing. It
analyses both the affirmation of the "author function", and, above
all, its paradoxical opposite: the use of anonymity, a
centuries-old practice present everywhere in Europe but often
neglected by scholarship. The reasons why authors chose to publish
their works anonymously were manifold, including prudence, fear of
censorship, modesty, fear of personal criticism, or simple
divertissement. In many cases, it was an ethical choice, especially
for ecclesiastics. The Italian case provides a key perspective on
the study of anonymity in the European context, contributing to the
analysis of an overlooked topic in academic studies.
This helpful guidebook makes it easy for librarians to select the
most appropriate periodical or serial for their proposed articles.
A subject index with cross references ensures quick access to the
alphabetically listed titles. The Guide to Publishing Opportunities
for Librarians provides the following comprehensive information for
each publication listed: bibliographic entry name and address of
editor to whom manuscripts should besubmitted names of indexing and
abstracting services which include the publication editorial
aim/policy scope and content intended audience manuscript style
requirements acceptance rate review procedures for submitted
articles Both novice and experienced authors will be able to
quickly select the most appropriate periodical or serial for
proposed articles from a wide variety of publications. In addition
to the more familiar organs of national library associations,
societies, and library schools, the guide also includes regional
publications, newsletters, bulletins, scholarly journals,
interdisciplinary and general periodicals, subject-specific
publications, and electronic journals. Public, academic, special,
and school librarians, as well as other information specialists
seeking to publish in the library science field, will find the
Guide to Publishing Opportunities for Librarians a valuable tool
for promoting professional development.
Anna: Sexually abused by her father beginning at age one. Tanya:
Raped by her father at age five. Lisa: Neglected by her mother and
put into a foster home, she suffered severe and prolonged Satanic
ritual abuse at her mother's hand. And
Amy...Krista...Shawna...Linda...Virginia... All victims of severe
emotional, physical, and sexual abuse as children. These eight
women together made a treacherous journey up through the depths of
pain, despair, anger, and fear toward newfound self-awareness and
inner strength. This poignant odyssey is depicted in Ending the
Cycle of Abuse, a volume about a highly promising method of group
treatment for adults who have been severely abused as children.
Accessible to both therapist and patient, this book is
extraordinary because it offers the dual perspectives of both
therapist and abuse victims in the group endeavor. This extremely
compelling book is composed of the measured words of therapist Dr.
Ney and the lucid prose of Anna Petersone of his patients in the
group. It is enhanced by moving contributions from other group
members as well. The volume traces a carefully evolved process of
therapy developed by Dr. Ney over a lifetime of clinical practice
and research into child abuse and neglect. Dr. Ney bases his
therapeutic technique on the theory of the triangle of abuse
involving perpetrator, victim, and observer: transgenerational in
nature and changeable under varied circumstances. Realistic and
pragmatic, Ending the Cycle of Abuse describes a process that
requires abuse victims to accept that they have been forever
changed as a result of the abuse they endured. Group members are
taught to constructively deal with the guilt, the anger, the rage,
thefear, and the despair stemming from their early experiences, and
the majority make remarkably good progress. This exceptional volume
will give its readers a deeper understanding of child abuse and its
effects on the developing child. For therapists who work with abuse
victims, it sets forth a time-tested technique for providing
significant help to a severely disturbed and growing population.
For victims of abuse, it offers the immense relief of
self-recognition and the gift of hope.
Everything you need to know about Bibliometrics in a convenient,
easy-to-use, mini-encyclopedia of terms and phrases Bibliometrics,
the application of mathematical and statistical techniques to the
study of publishing and professional communication, is a helpful
science to master in many fields. The Dictionary of Bibliometrics
contains 225 non-technical definitions of key terms and phrases
that will aid all who deal with this science. Each entry is briefly
defined in everyday language with simple numerical examples and is
followed by sample references that direct the reader to more
detailed information about the entry. This is the only source with
a substantial collection of bibliometric terms located in one
comprehensive, easy-to-use book.Librarians who use bibliometrics to
evaluate their collections, information scientists who study the
theoretical aspects of bibliometrics, and subject specialists who
use bibliometrics to study communication in their respective fields
will save time by finding hundreds of definitions in this
one-of-a-kind volume. Some of the topics covered in the Dictionary
of Bibliometrics include: descriptions and examples of Bradford's
law, Lotka's law, and Zipf's law various aspects of citation
analysis application of bibliometrics to the study of communication
in the physical and natural sciences reports of journal analyses
accounts of several ways to study the obsolescence or disuse of
articles in a given subject fieldThis tool will serve anyone
working or interested in the fields of publishing and professional
communication. Included in the text are suggested sources of
further information and an index of personal names. The Dictionary
of Bibliometrics is a valuable, handy resource that you'll refer to
again and again
Bookshelves in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic provides the first
detailed scholarly investigation of the cultural phenomenon of
bookshelves (and the social practices around them) since the start
of the pandemic in March 2020. With a foreword by Lydia Pyne,
author of Bookshelf (2016), the volume brings together 17 scholars
from 6 countries (Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, the
UK, and the USA) with expertise in literary studies, book history,
publishing, visual arts, and pedagogy to critically examine the
role of bookshelves during the current pandemic. This volume
interrogates the complex relationship between the physical book and
its digital manifestation via online platforms, a relationship
brought to widespread public and scholarly attention by the global
shift to working from home and the rise of online pedagogy. It also
goes beyond the (digital) bookshelf to consider bookselling, book
accessibility, and pandemic reading habits.
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