Books and social media : how the digital age is shaping the printed word / Miriam J. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Miriam J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Books and reading--Technological innovations.

Books and reading.

Publishers and publishing--Technological innovations.

Publishers and publishing.

Social media--Authorship.

Social media.

Fiction--Publishing.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.

Summary:

Questioning what we always thought we knew about what makes a book, and traditional publishing channels, this book will be of interest to anyone studying or researching publishing, book history, print cultures, digital and contemporary literatures.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of illustrations

Introduction

1. What is a book?

2. Foucault's archaeology and McLuhan's global village and rear-view mirror as analytic strategies

3. The creative possibilities of the book

4. The rise of the citizen author

5. The role of gender in the digitally social communities

6. Genre fiction is leading the way

7. The role of community in writing fiction online: Social platforms as places where authors and readers meet

8. The power relationships of the book

9. Understanding and incorporating the contradictions around the book

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-318664-5

1-003-18664-5

1-000-41556-2

9781003186649

OCLC:

1259322638