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The book publishing industry is going through a period of profound and turbulent change brought about in part by the digital revolution. What is the role of the book in an age preoccupied with computers and the internet? How has the book publishing industry been transformed by the economic and technological upheavals of recent years, and how is it likely to change in the future?
This is the first major study of the book publishing industry in Britain and the United States for more than two decades. Thompson focuses on academic and higher education publishing and analyses the evolution of these sectors from 1980 to the present. He shows that each sector is characterized by its own distinctive `logic' or dynamic of change, and that by reconstructing this logic we can understand the problems, challenges and opportunities faced by publishing firms today. He also shows that the digital revolution has had, and continues to have, a profound impact on the book publishing business, although the real impact of this revolution has little to do with the ebook scenarios imagined by many commentators.
Books in the Digital Age will become a standard work on the publishing industry at the beginning of the 21st century. It will be of great interest to students taking courses in the sociology of culture, media and cultural studies, and publishing. It will also be of great value to professionals in the publishing industry, educators and policy makers, and to anyone interested in books and their future.
Customer Reviews:
Report on a Revolution Underway.......2005-08-25
While mostly concerned with the university presses this book investigates the changes that the digital revolution has brought to book publishing.
This includes:
The rise and fall of the (...) and its thoughts of e-books.
The advent of the super on-line stores with all but infinite inventory - amazon.com and barnsandnoble.com.
The advent of the super chains - (...)
Print on Demand publishing.
With all of these changes underway, the total book output (conventional printed on paper editions) has continued to rise. In 2002 there were 147,120 new books published in the U.S.
Books covering the printing industry in depth do not come around very often. This book represents new research into a revolution that is still in process.
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Producer, pundit, and media critic Jeff Cohen offers a fast-paced romp through the three major cable news channels — Fox, CNN, and MSNBC — and delivers a serious message about their failure to cover the most urgent issues of the day. Propelled by amusing anecdotes featuring famous pundits and media personalities, Cable News Confidential highlights the foibles, hypocrisies, and absurdities Cohen witnessed at news organizations run by entertainment conglomerates.
Customer Reviews:
Cohen explains my frustrations well.......2007-04-24
A big thanks to Jeff Cohen for confirming that I'm not crazy. He "found inside cable news was a drunken exuberance for sex, crime and celebrity stories, matched by a grim timidity and fear of offending the powers-that-be -- especially if the powers-that-be are conservatives. The biggest fear is of doing anything that could get you, or your network, accused of being liberal." If you keep in mind, it's not news (never was), then it makes it easier to swallow. After reading Cohen's account, you realize that Walter Conkrite would never get hired today in the face of fools like Chris Matthews, Sean Hannity, and Biff O'Really.
Great book!.......2007-03-05
I really enjoyed reading this book, and highly recommend it to everyone...especially people who don't really understand what a joke this all is..and how it became to be such a complete farce and and absolute threat to Democracy and so many other things sane human beings 'round these parts cherish.
Interesting read.......2007-01-04
A good read. Although the book felt a little short - I guess I'm used to novels - Cohen does get through his points without a lot of extra, unneeded pages. Some good anecdotes and references, and kept the story going at a good pace. You probably won't read this cover to cover in one sitting, but it still works read over a period of time.
Review: Cable News Confidenial.......2006-11-11
An excellent insight into the inner workings of cable news. I had no prior understanding of the increadable bias that exists on cable TV news. I highly recomment this book!!!!
A must read!.......2006-11-10
For anyone who watches cable news, Jeff Cohen's book is essential reading. He reveals how much corporations that own news outlets shamelessly distort the news. I hold this up there with Howard Kurtz's 2000 book "The Fortune Tellers."
Cable news has harmed the world, and reading these books will show you one of many ways they do so.
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Part of the highly successful Shelly Cashman Series, Microsoft Publisher 2002 Complete Concepts and Techniques provides step-by-step instructions accompanied by full-color screen shots. Six projects help students learn basic through advanced Publisher skills quickly and easily.
Customer Reviews:
Good Learning Tool.......2006-05-12
This is a good book for learning. There are some parts in the book that are not easy to understand. When completing some of the assignments, one should have an instructor or a tutor. The book is promising for classroom students. However, for the self learner it is not a walk in the park.
Hich Cost Hand Holding.......2003-05-08
If you have never worked with WORD, have no clue how to cut and paste, and are generally clueless about fundamental editing technicques with MS products, this book might help; others will find it sophomoric in its techniques, useless in its organization, and a waste of money. Apparently, it was written for classroom student; not for active users trying to solve a particular problem. For the former, it might be ok; for the latter, its utility is at negative infinity.
Helpful Guide for Anyone Inexperienced with MSPublisher 2002.......2003-04-30
If you haven't worked on Publisher much and need to for your work or school, etc. I would definitely recommend this book. It teaches about many different features in Publisher that I didn't even know existed. However, don't spend the money if you don't use Publisher much. ...
You can learn how to design all sorts of print materials... you can even post what you have designed in Publisher on websites... I think that is one of the nicer features. The instructions in the book are very easy to understand and give you step-by-step instruction for working hands-on on your computer.
A Magazine Not a Book.......2003-01-20
The content of this book is OK, but the poor physical quality of this book makes it feel like a magazine instead of a book. The cover, the binding, the thin paper are actually less substantial than some high quality magazines. This book set a new LOW standard in this respect.
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- High marks from a web designer who STARTED with this book.
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Web Publisher's Design Guide for Windows: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Designing Incredible Web Pages
Mary Jo Fahey , and
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In Web Publisher's Design Guide for Windows Mary Jo Fahey presents an array of energizing ideas and possibilities to add new vigor to your Web sites, and showcases them through examples and work by many of the most innovative designers on the Web. In this book you'll find terrific ideas that you'll want to use on your own site and complete instructions on how every effect is achieved. You'll find navigation ideas, new construction tools, and exciting things to do with photos, video, sound, image maps, forms, and more. A companion CD-ROM includes much of the artwork and software referred to in the book.
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Provides a powerful, easy-to-read visual format with 16 color pages! Offers step-by-step instruction that leads you through every step in the design process, including finding and using online tools. Features a gallery of the most incredible sites on the Web: Fodor's including Sony, and Disney. Contains information on the most innovative Web tools available. Covers tips from graphic designers who have designed successful Web pages and who know how to attract Web visitors. Presents tips on page banners, hot spots, beveled edges, silhouettes, drop shadows, tiled backgrounds, full-bleed photos, text wrapping, and more!
Customer Reviews:
High marks from a web designer who STARTED with this book........1998-06-12
This Design Guide was the only reference I used to design my first website, with no prior knowledge of HTML and little understanding of the Internet on the whole. That first site, developed almost three years ago, was simple but successful and has changed little since that time despite changing designers and webmaster several times. The case studies and examples provided are informative and entertaining, and it is written in an easy-to-use format. If you see an example of something you'd like to appropriate for your own design, clear HTML instructions are provided at the end of each section. This is a book that not only offers tips for a beginning developer, but could prove to be useful for a developer who needs to sharpen his/her design skills.
Customer Reviews:
Good step by step.......2007-05-14
This book was purchased for a person who needs step by step instructions and so far she has reported that it is a good instruction manual.
Great Textbook.......2007-03-09
I am using this book to teach Desktop Publishing at a secondary level. The step-by-step instructions are easy for the students to follow, and the practice exercises on the companion CD are very engaging. This book is not sold by the publisher in the US, so I was very pleased to be able to get it from Amazon. I like this better than any other computer text I have used so far. One warning: the book is a paperback spiral and therefore not very durable, so I would recommend covering or reinforcing it in some way.
Great book for teaching.......2006-11-03
I teach a publisher class and this is a great book to use as a resource! It is very detailed and explains every aspect of publisher. The only downfall is that it is very text heavy and not many pictures. You will have to do a lot of reading. But I would recommend it for beginners and advance publisher users!
Very useful workbook approach.......2004-09-12
This is not a book that you would sit down and read from cover to cover. It consists of 70+ exercises you work through with Publisher and the included CD-ROM of practice files. I find that this approach is much better for learning than trying to just read a book. It covers all the features of Publisher, even the advanced ones. Great for people who are hands-on learners or just want to brush up on Publisher using real examples. I guess it is designed for use in a classroom but it would work for individuals too.
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Welcome to the exciting world of game programming! If you're already familiar with the C++ programming language and want to learn how to program games, this book is for you. Game Programming in C++: Start to Finish will help you learn how to turn your own game fantasies into playable realities! Over the course of the book, you'll learn the popular techniques and practices behind today's games. Not only will you add a lot of theory to your game programming toolkit, but you'll also create a small basic game from scratch - SuperAsteriodArena. While you'll focus on using the SDL and the OpenGL libraries to learn game programming, you'll also learn the essential Windows principles that you'll need to create just about any kind of game with any other API such as DirectX. This easy-to-follow book takes current game programming information and filters it down to a practical level. Each chapter and subsection builds upon previous chapters and topics in a tutorial format, allowing you to progress at your own pace. As you work through the book, you'll build the SuperAsteriodArena game, beginning with engine creation and 3D programming with SDL and OpenGL. From there you'll move on to animation effects, audio, collision detection, networking, and finalizing the game. A variety of tools are used throughout, including Visual Studio and OpenGL, SDL, Autodesk 3ds Max, and the Audacity sound tool.
Customer Reviews:
designing games.......2007-09-07
This programming book was just what my son was wanting. He thinks it will really help refine his gaming progams.
Made me Dizzy.......2007-03-20
It's ironic that a programmer would be so terrible at giving directions. To start out with, the directions for setting up SDL (a necessary programming toolkit) were almost non-existant. Just this small task took me 8+ hours, and I had to resort to browsing web-forums!
Often the directions were so terrible that it wasn't even clear whether or not he'd just given directions for a procedure or was just providing an example. As a programmer, the author should be able to give sequential, succinct, and easily-followable directions. At this,the author, unfortunately, fails miserably.
Avoid This Book.......2006-08-21
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone who is trying to start out in game programming. I am a grad student engineer and have been programming for over 5 years. I just recently got into game and graphics programming and this book is really terrible compared to some others I've seen. The only reason I gave it two stars is because the chapter on graphics mathematics is fairly complete, and the book provides a good high level picture of how a game is structured. However, the code specifics are downright horrible, the listings seem to be randomly thrown in without any clue as to where they should go in an actual program, the writing is boring, the directions are sparse and inchoerent, and much of the source code provided on the CD is incredibly difficult to get running (if it runs at all). Also, there is a discussion board on wazoo, but don't excpect much help. Many of the forums end with unanswered questions including many that I had. For an intro book to programming games, save your money for another book, because this book just isn't worth the cost in wasted time and money.
A graded learning approach.......2006-04-14
Erik Yuzwa's GAME PROGRAMMING IN C++: START TO FINISH will lend particularly well to prior C++ programmers and users who want to learn game programming. Chapters use current game programming information and take a lesson plan graded learning approach to building an entire course in C++ game programming, from the basics to creating a complete game.
Fairly good.......2006-03-26
Overall, the book is fairly useful. However, it lacks several things:
1. Contains many snippets of code that cannot be determined where they go
2. Constantly uses forward-slashes (/) instead of backslashes (\) for filenames (even if outside of code).
3. Does not justify certain variable names; ie a local variable one would normally call "fontSize", he calls "m_pFontSize".
4. What exactly is something such as a "PNFGLGETQUERYOBJECTIVEARBPROC"? He uses types like this alot, but never says what they are (even in the introduction to OpenGL).
Book Description
For Introductory Computer courses in Microsoft Office 2003 or courses in Computer Concepts with a lab component for Microsoft Office 2003 applications.
Master the Skills of Office 2003! With the hands-on approach and conceptual framework students will master the skills and apply them in their personal and professional lives.
Customer Reviews:
this is a pamphlet, not a book.......2007-02-21
If you want an advertsing pamphlet telling the good things that can be done with MS Publisher, you'll like this. If you want guidance on how to use the program, look elsewhere. For the same money, you could probably get more useful info from the various MS Office books that devote 30-40 pages to publisher
Exploring getting started with Microsoft Publishing 2003.......2007-01-15
It was helpful. I am doing a newsletter ans it did not have much information regarding this type of publication. I have used it some.
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- starting a business
- Outstanding example of holistic success-this is a great story-book!
- A feel good story about unlikely business success.
- A Book with Universal Application
- An inspiration for us all
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Blue Mountain: Turning Dreams into Reality
Susan Polis Schutz
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Blue Mountain is the story of how our publishing company, Blue Mountain Arts, and electronic greeting card website, bluemountain.com, were founded and developed. In this book, I write about some of the experiences my husband Steve and I had: from the time we silk-screened our first posters and lived in the back of our pickup-truck camper to when our poetry greeting cards became the number-one-selling card line in America.
Years later, we fought--in court--two of the largest corporations in the United States to save our companies. Because these lawsuits had such a strong impact on us, I describe them in detail. In the late 1990's, our family was swept up in the insanity of the dot-com craze. I also chronicle our whirlwind entanglement into the fast-moving world of the Internet.
Many people have told us that our story is inspiring and that they admired the way Steve and I successfully pursued our personal and professional dreams. Over and over again, we were asked to write a book about how we did it. At first we wondered what could be learned from our story. Then we realized that the knowledge we gained might help others turn their dreams into reality and bypass some of the pitfalls we experienced.
If you can learn a single lesson from this book that helps you to avoid one of the hurtful mistakes Steve and I made, then this book serves a purpose. This is why, after years of living privately, we felt Blue Mountain should be written. We have managed to live our dreams--a life we designed for ourselves. I hope this book will encourage you to take a paintbrush and create your own mountain of dreams.
Customer Reviews:
starting a business.......2007-03-31
They have a very inspiring story, but I wish they had given more details on the business of greeting card. Perhaps more of a step by step way to start a business.
Outstanding example of holistic success-this is a great story-book!.......2006-09-12
I was gladdened to have found this book - This narrative by Susan polish Shutz is simply and sincerely told; in keeping with Blue mountain Arts "content" What started as a shoestring hippie graphic arts poster business turned into a blockbuster success while keeping true to its ideals. I loved hearing about the "roadblocks" and the eventual solving of these obstacles.I am really surprised that this book isn't touted more as a how-to manual to succeed in any maverick small business - because there are countless maxims conveyed that can be of value and inspiration- Stay true to yourself, damn the naysayers, maintain harmony in the family and business circle, and be naiive but not too naiive. (as the saying goes "praise God but tie up your camels) Bottom line is that there is a universal longing for serenity, high ideals and a non caffeinated ( not literally of course) tenor. that is why this company has had such success- because it appeals to this human want.
A feel good story about unlikely business success........2006-05-26
Susan's story about Blue Mountain is a great read. It starts with her shocking discovery of Hallmark copying Blue Mountain cards.
Then it goes back into the past about how they got started. Susan's style and short chapters keep the flow. Chapters go into details of challenges they faced to start their business and challenges when their business grew.
Many chapters talk about their lawsuit against Hallmark. These chapters talk about the toll on them while fighting a large company.
In the end there are some stories about their life.
Overall a good read. I had always liked BlueMountain.com, but after reading this book (quoting Paul Harvey) now I know the rest of the story.
A Book with Universal Application.......2004-08-31
Blue Mountain is hard to categorize. Susan Polis Schutz seems to have naturally combined elements for a business book, a publishing history, a family story and a inspirational leaflet into her account which ends up in a unique work. My overwhelming impression, though, is about the consistent sincerity, courage and faith shown in the Schutzes' every action that keep this book integrated. Those who read it only looking for a shortcut to wealth would probably be disappointed, but other readers might find in it, aside from every other merit, a rare quality extremely lacking in most of today's self-help books: an unflagging faith in humanistic values and a belief that they will prevail.
I read Blue Mountain last year when it was sent as a trade sample to the Chinese company I worked for. Its narration was emotive without being sentimental and immediately took me into the book's world despite the fact that I came from a distinctly different Chinese background and had no business aspirations. Still, I could relate much of my personal experiences to the book and apply its lessons to see through the problems within my company. Now I have resigned from that company and work as a freelance translator, enhancing my skills to pursue my dream. I am indebted to Blue Mountain for its keeping me company through the difficult, depressing period of my previous job and inspiring me to a new awareness of where I should be. For its universal application, I hope the book will soon be translated into Chinese so more of the 1.6 billion people will be inspired and dare to live up to their dreams against the mammonism and consumerism increasingly prevalent in the country.
An inspiration for us all.......2004-07-16
A story of courage, strength and family values, Blue Mountain's story is an inspiration to us all.
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Each book in the series includes: Background on the ASE Test taking strategies Explanation of ASE question formats Pre-test Current task list Overview of system keyed to task list Sample test Additional practice test questions Answers to all questions with explanations Glossary of technical terms
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A t the age of 87, Mike Wallace is a legendary figure in broadcast journalism. Now, after 60 years of reporting on important events around the world, he shares his personal stories about the incredible range of celebrities, newsmakers, criminals, and world leaders who have subjected themselves to his unique brand of questioning. Through Wallaces intimate observations about these figures, we experience afresh the pivotal events that have shaped our world. Here, we meet the guilt-racked Secret Service agent assigned to John F. Kennedys car in Dallas. We learn about the candid moment when President Nixon revealed an unexpected softer side. We witness the underpinnings of the centurys greatest social movement through Wallaces eyes as he manages to earn the trust of major civil rights leaders, and we see the trauma Wallace experienced while covering the conflict in Israel. These off-camera anecdotes and fascinating excerpts from Wallaces interviews with everyone from Eleanor Roosevelt to all the presidents of the last half century, from Frank Lloyd Wright to Johnny Carson, from Margaret Sanger to Malcom Xgive us a new perspective on some of the greatest lives and minds of our time. With a reporters eye for detail, Wallace mingles laughter, tragedy, and revelatory insight in a memoir unlike any other. For anyone whos ever wondered what its like to make history for a living, this is a must-read.
Customer Reviews:
Beyond the image.......2007-02-08
This book provides you with insightful information on personalities who helped shape American politics and society during the past decades. The tension between the interviewer`s attempt to coax new and newsworthy revelations from the interviewed personality and the image which the latter tries to project make for fascinating reading. Great bonus:the DVD enclosed showing Wallace in action. Mike Wallace is a part of the history of political television reporting, he is in fact a part of American history.
Journalism's ugly side .......2006-08-16
Mike Wallace has been engaged in his so- called hard- hitting journalism for years. But anyone who has studied Wallace close-up knows he has engaged repeatedly in some of the most dishonest of all journalist practices. In the late eighties his crew was caught paying Palestinian youths to throw rocks at Israeli soldiers. This provided good film footage. Wallace's most recent interview which is not included in this book is a perfect illustration of the dishonesty in another way. The very same week Wallace interviewed him Ahmadinejad spoke in Iran before a screaming hystircal audience. He ranted against the United States and said how it would fall apart. But his most bitter cursings were for Israel and he repeatedly shouted to his audience , in Hitlerlike fashion 'Death to Israel'
Now switch to the interview. Wallace says Ahmadinejad is personable , does question him about his Holocaust denial, but lets him off relatively easily. There is no mention of proposed genocide, or politicide, only that Ahmadinejad is against the 'Zionists'
Years ago watching Wallace I noticed how insulting and aggressive he could be with those who did not share his political views.
Edward R. Murrow he is not.
Memories of an Astonishing Career.......2006-07-10
Who else can boast such a remarkable career - 60 years of interviewing the most fascinating, influential and interesting people on the planet! Although the behind-the-scenes "revelations" aren't particularly revealing, the book offers an entertaining and interesting look back at the cultural, political and historical changes the world has experienced during the decades of Wallace's reign as the king of interviewers.
The contents are arranged in chapters grouped by the type of person Wallace interviewed: Presidents, First Couples, Race in America, The Middle East, Con Men, and other celebrities. Just about every president, and many other icons and celebrities of public life have sat across from Mike Wallace - some came across looking commendable, some a little worse for the encounter.
The book is supplemented by a CD with brief clips from some of the more fascinating interviews, including Nancy Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Martin Luther King. Watching Wallace age throughout his career interviewing the powerful and influential is another reminder of the impact he has had and the stories he has brought to us for so many decades. He, and some of his colleagues on 60 Minutes, in many ways has defined the progress of broadcast journalism for decades. The book is as much a history lesson as a tribute to Wallace's career - well worth reading.
Tantalizing but superficial.......2006-06-27
Mike Wallace certainly has some great stories to tell, but beyond the longer section on the Westmoreland and Wigan sagas, there is almost no meat on the bone here, which is disappointing since Wallace really has interviewed many of the most influential people of our times. the accompanying dvd is a great piece of history, but once again, only if you wish to condense history into forty second segments.
3 stars for the book, 5 stars for the DVD.......2006-05-28
That may be because I watched the DVD before I finished the book.
Not a good idea.
Most of the DVD interviews were also featured on his retirement special.
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- Cezanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications)
- Codes, Ciphers, Secrets and Cryptic Communication: Making and Breaking Sercet Messages from Hieroglyphocs to the Internet
- Copper Plate Photogravure: Demystifying the Process
- Culture Warrior (Random House Large Print (Hardcover))
- Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics (Perennial Classics)
- Decorative Ornaments and Alphabets of the Renaissance (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
- Designing Infographics
- Directing for the Stage: A Workshop Guide of 42 Creative Training Exercises and Projects
- Directing the Documentary
- Dynamics in Document Design: Creating Text for Readers
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