Busy Being Born or Busy Dying

The Internet and new combinations of traditional professional functions in the book trade

by Johan Svedjedal

Contents

Part 1:

Abstract

Introduction

Books and Other Media

Authors and Publishers

Literary Responsivity and the Unspoken Rules of Publishing

Functions in Publishing

Part 2:

Functions in Other Professions in the Book Trade

Beyond the Book chain : a New Model of Functions in the Book Trade

Quality Control

Publishing on the Internet

Print On Demand - Publishing Sombody You Love

Part 3:

Marketing Publishing - Traditional Publishers and the Internet

Internet Bookshops

Networking the Net - Links and Conferences

About the Author

URL adresses

Appendices

Table 1 a

Table 2 b

About the author

Johan Svedjedal is a Professor of Comparative Literature and holds a chair at Uppsala University, where he is also head of the Section for the Sociology of Literature. He has published several books on book trade history, and on the relationship between authors and their audiences. His publications also include several articles on literary theory, mainly concerning the Sociology of Literature. He has the scholarly stewardship of the digital hypertext version of C.J.L. Almqvist’s "Samlade Verk" [Collected Works], published on-line by Svenska Vitterhetssamfundet [the Swedish Literary Society].

URL Adresses

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