past, present and future of publishing

This page provides background for following pages of the electronic publishing guide by discussing the shape of publishing - past, present and future.

It covers -

• introduction - the 'great disruption' or merely business as usual?
• pre-industrial
• craft and commerce
• authors, readers and intermediaries
• electronic and online before the web
• ubiquitous content in the age of convergence?
• futures

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