Are electronic books "books"?
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The adaptation of existing copyrighted works to new means of exploitation continues to raise issues as new technology influences our lives more each year. A court case debating on the sale in digital format of eight works, each of which was subject to an earlier publishing agreement, is presented.
Publication Name: Publishing Research Quarterly
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 1053-8801
Year: 2003
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Transition to ISBN for U.S. publishers
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The recommended timetable for making the transition of ISBN-13, and the incremental changes that U.S. publishers need to implement in order to handle 13 digit ISBNs in their business process is outlined. Further, the necessity of transition from a ten-digit to the thirteen-digit ISBN is argued.
Publication Name: Publishing Research Quarterly
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 1053-8801
Year: 2003
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Small and big publishers in France: is literature a rare species?
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The traditionally used systems of publishing have given way to the new digital publishers thus loosing its identity and authority. The importance of preserving the traditional rules and orders is discussed.
Publication Name: Publishing Research Quarterly
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 1053-8801
Year: 2003
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