Are books still 'different'? [electronic resource] : literature as culture and commodity in a digital age / Caroline Koegler, Corinna Norrick-Rühl.

Author: Koegler, Caroline, author.

ImprintCambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Description1 online resource (106 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Note:Also issued in print: 2023.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.

Target AudienceSpecialized.

Note:The famous 1962 precedent at the Restrictive Practices Court of the United Kingdom, 'Books are different,' is still the reasoning behind many cultural policies around the world, building on longstanding assumptions surrounding 'the book'. As this suggests, the 'difference' of the book as a unique form of cultural (rather than economic) production has acquired a powerful status. But are books still different? In asking this question from a network-oriented and interdisciplinary perspective, this text inquires into the notion of 'difference' in relation to books. Challenging common notions of 'bibliodiversity,' it reconsiders the lack of diversity in the publishing industry. It also engages with the diversifying potentials of the digital literary sphere, offering a case study of Bernardine Evaristo's industry activities and activism.

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