After 20 years of copyright battles, publishers have still not found a way to make the most of the potential of digital books.
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People tend to think of digital media as entertainment, so they devote less mental effort than when they’re reading a printed book.
Lockdown life accelerated the role of digital technology in the virtual classroom, but there is still no substitute for physical books in children’s lives and learning.
An English and economics professor explain why America’s college textbook industry might undergo radical change that makes books more affordable, similar to what happened in medieval times.
Few of them are getting rich off their books but the genre is making them more money than it used to.
A new study shows how concerned parents of young children are about e-books.
For the first time, teachers have voted for the best ebooks to use in school.
The smartphone is rising as a reading device. What happens to the stories they’re telling?
Victor Hugo famously claimed the invention of the printing press destroyed the edifice of the gothic cathedral. Others fear the internet age will eventually destroy the novel. But guess what? It won’t.
Terry Pratchett and Jorge Luis Borges may have been the prophets of the future library.
A recent US survey commissioned by the children’s books publisher Scholastic found that 65% of 6-11 year olds prefer to read print books even when e-books are available on tablets. In the UK, a National…
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Professor, University of Stavanger
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EG Whitlam Research Fellow at the Whitlam Institute, and Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Professor of Print and Digital Cultures, Cardiff University
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Professor of Creative Writing and Digital Media, Bath Spa University
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Professor Emerita of Linguistics, American University
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Associate Professor of English, UMass Amherst
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Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Economics & Public Policy, UMass Amherst
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Lecturer in Digital Cultures at The University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Digital Education Futures, University of Canterbury
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Curtin University
