CCI 150 : Exan Study Guide 2
Document Summary
Invented moveable metal type mid 1400"s: individual metal letters, can be used over again. Scientific progress-scientists tell eachother what they are learning. , social reform- more people read and became informed about the world literacy and repository of culture improved. First american book to sell a million cpoies Public outrage about slavery before the cival war. Publisher is in the center of the book world and they make the $ and take the most risk. Major publishers: simon and schuster, doubleday, harper collins, penguin. Consolodation: many book companies joining together, sharing lists, fewer publishers are accounting for the whole publishing world. Small publishers-make up large portion of nations books 12,000 of them: small press- specialty or niche books, university press- colleges publish books, vanity press. Texts and references: professional and reference books, college texts, el-hi books. Many online search engins are making encolopedias not ass needed. Ebooks- books on i phones or online.
