Introduction to Contemporary Print Culture: Books as Media - Paperback

by Simone Murray (Author)

This book examines the role of the book in the modern world. It considers the book's deeply intertwined relationships with other media through ownership, copyright and adaptation, the constantly shifting roles of authors, publishers and readers in the digital ecosystem, and the merging of print and digital technologies

Author Biography

Simone Murray is Associate Professor in Literary Studies at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, and an elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. She is the author of three previous books, including The Adaptation Industry: The Cultural Economy of Contemporary Literary Adaptation (2012).