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The case for books past, present, and future

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Main Author:	Darnton, Robert
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : PublicAffairs, c2009.
Subjects:	Books > Social aspects. Books > History. Books and reading. Communication in learning and scholarship > Technological innovations. Research libraries > Forecasting. Scholarly electronic publishing. Library materials > Digitization. Google Library Project.
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Table of Contents:

Future. Google and the future of books ; The information landscape ; The future of libraries ; Lost and found in cyberspace
Present. E-books and old books ; Gutenberg-e ; Open access
Past. A paean to paper ; The importance of being bibliographical ; The mysteries of reading ; What is the history of books?