Books Before Print

Author: Erik Kwakkel
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781942401612
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This beautifully illustrated book provides an accessible introduction to the medieval manuscript and explores how its materiality can act as a vibrant and versatile tool to understand the deep historical roots of human interaction with written information.

The Fine Print of Self-Publishing

Author: Mark Levine
Publisher: Publish Green
ISBN: 1935098748
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
The Fine Print of Self-Publishing (Fourth Edition) offers a comprehensive guide to the self-publishing world, and is a must-read for any author considering self-publishing his or her book.

The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye

Author: Raoul Lefèvre
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Troy (Extinct city)
Languages : en
Pages : 552

Book Description

Print Is Dead

Author: Jeff Gomez
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0230614469
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description
For over 1500 years books have weathered numerous cultural changes remarkably unaltered. Through wars, paper shortages, radio, TV, computer games, and fluctuating literacy rates, the bound stack of printed paper has, somewhat bizarrely, remained the more robust and culturally relevant way to communicate ideas. Now, for the first time since the Middle Ages, all that is about to change. Newspapers are struggling for readers and relevance; downloadable music has consigned the album to the format scrap heap; and the digital revolution is now about to leave books on the high shelf of history. In Print Is Dead, Gomez explains how authors, producers, distributors, and readers must not only acknowledge these changes, but drive digital book creation, standards, storage, and delivery as the first truly transformational thing to happen in the world of words since the printing press.

Paper Before Print

Author: Jonathan M. Bloom
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780300089554
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270

Book Description
This engaging book presents a new chapter in paper's history: how its use in Islamic lands during the Middle Ages influenced almost every aspect of medieval life. The text and illustrations (of papermaking techniques and the many uses to which paper was put) give new luster and importance to a now-humble material. 100+ illustrations.

Handbook of Print Media

Author: Helmut Kipphan
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3540299009
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1221

Book Description
Printers nowadays are having to learn new technologies if they are to remain competitive. This innovative, practical manual is specifically designed to cater to these training demands. Written by an expert in the field, the Handbook is unique in covering the entire spectrum of modern print media production. Despite its comprehensive treatment, it remains an easy-to-use, single-volume reference, with all the information clearly structured and readily retrievable. The author covers both traditional as well as computer-aided technologies in all stages of production, as well as electronic media and multimedia. He also deals with training, research, strategies and trends, showing readers how to implement the latest methods. With 1,200 pages, containing 1,500 illustrations - over half in colour - the Handbook conveys the current state of technology together with its specific terminology. The accompanying CD-ROM includes the entire manual in fully searchable form, plus additional software tools. Invaluable information for both beginners and "old hands" in printing works, publishing houses, trade associations, the graphics industry, and their suppliers.

Looking Good in Print

Author: Roger C. Parker
Publisher: Ventana Communications Group
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
This design resource guide outlines the design skills necessary to create attractive, effective printed materials, such as newsletters, advertisements, brochures, manuals and other documents.

U.S. History

Author: P. Scott Corbett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1886

Book Description
U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.

Print on Demand Book Publishing

Author: Morris Rosenthal
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972380133
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 173

Book Description
The basic business model of the book publishing industry remained largely unchanged between the Great Depression and the turn of the Millennium. Print a lot of books, try to get them reviewed so that stores would stock them on consignment, advertise, then hope that they don't come back as returns. Small imprints and self-publishers were reduced to begging distributors to accept their titles at discounts of 60% or more, and were expected to accept returns in any condition and quantity. Print-on-demand book publishing, combined with short-discount distribution and Internet marketing, is turning the publishing business on its head. For the first time, authors are finding that they can launch their own publishing businesses and earn more from their writing than they would with a major trade publisher. Small imprints can invest their scarce resources in acquiring, designing and promoting new titles, rather than gambling on tons of books that cost money to keep in inventory. This book details the new method with which authors and publishers alike can use POD to cut costs and increase profits, while reaching new readers through the magic of Internet marketing.

Heavenly Craft

Author: Library of Congress
Publisher: George Braziller Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
This volume explores the evolution of the technique, composition and colouration of the woodcut beginning with the earliest publications. It features examples from Germany, Italy, France, Spain and The Netherlands.