Are Books Becoming Extinct?
This volume offers readers a variety of articles that examine the future of print books. Readers will explore the impact of digital printing on book publishing, the increasing role of e-books and the needs of e-book readers and users, the overall importance of books in the digital age, and the responses of publishers and librarians to e-publishing. The final essay by Ben Ehrenreich offers food for thought, that books have always survived predictions of their demise.
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Review: Are Books Becoming Extinct?"Each well-chosen selection raises fascinating questions about the legal and ethical aspects of each issue, inviting teens' empathy with personal histories as well as facts. With up-to-date, relevant resource lists and expertly edited selections, these volumes, like others in the venerable series, are natural choices to support high-school debates and classroom discussion."—Booklist, March 2011
