<p>This book tells the story of the turbulent decades when the book publishing industry collided with the great technological revolution of our time. From the surge of ebooks to the self-publishing explosion and the growing popularity of audiobooks, <i>Book Wars</i> provides a comprehensive and fine-grained account of technological disruption in one of our most important and successful creative industries.</p><p>Like other sectors, publishing has been thrown into disarray by the digital revolution. The foundation on which this industry had been based for 500 years ¿ the packaging and sale of words and images in the form of printed books ¿ was called into question by a technological revolution that enabled symbolic content to be stored, manipulated and transmitted quickly and cheaply. Publishers and retailers found themselves facing a proliferation of new players who were offering new products and services and challenging some of their most deeply held principles and beliefs. The old in
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