Does the Book Have a Future?

A Companion to the History of the Book

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 545-559

  Phillips, Angus ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Book; Digital revolution; Literature; Publishing; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890766402     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470690949.ch40     Document Type: Chapter

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