Forming Online Innovative Communities in the Book Publishing World.
Communities have always existed in the book publishing world. Some well known physically-based book publishing communities include book clubs formed by readers with common interests and the tight knit communities of book publishers which exist in large cities such as New York. This paper explores th...
| Published in: | International Journal of the Book Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 169 - 176 |
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Common Ground Research Networks
2007
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=28691285&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 28691285 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 14479516 17TF jtl: International Journal of the Book issn: 14479516 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2007 vid: 4 iid: 4 pid: 22359 pub: Common Ground Research Networks artinfo: ui: 28691285 10.18848/1447-9516/CGP/v04i04/36657 ppf: 169 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 338KB tig: atl: Forming Online Innovative Communities in the Book Publishing World. aug: au: Ziv, Nina D. affil: Polytechnic University, USA su: Virtual communities Publishing Subscription book clubs World Wide Web Electronic books Electronic publishing sug: subj: Virtual communities Publishing Subscription book clubs World Wide Web Electronic books Electronic publishing keyword: Book Club eHarlequin.com Fodor's Innovation Online Book Communities Salon.com ab: Communities have always existed in the book publishing world. Some well known physically-based book publishing communities include book clubs formed by readers with common interests and the tight knit communities of book publishers which exist in large cities such as New York. This paper explores the notion that technological innovations have been the catalysts for the development of new online kinds of communities in the book publishing world. Such online communities use the World Wide Web as well as the mobile platform as enablers. Examples of these communities include online literary salons such as Salon.com; travel forums such as Fodor's online Travel Talk Forum, which is an outgrowth of the publisher's travel books; and www.eHarlequin.com, a new website which provides subscribers with content from Harlequin books on their mobile phones and encourages participants to chat and contribute ideas. For publishers and managers in book publishing firms, online book discussion groups are an important innovation which needs further examination. Overall, online book communities can have a transformative effect on the book publishing industry. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of International Journal of the Book is the property of Common Ground Research Networks and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: International Journal of the Book holder: Common Ground Research Networks dt: @attributes: year: 2007 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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