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- Is the Australian publishing industry flourishing or floundering?
- What is the future of the book?
- Has lifestyle replaced literary publishing?
- Have new technologies revolutionised the nature of the industry?
'Making Books addresses these questions and many others in a wide-ranging study of contemporary Australian publishing. It also provides a sophisticated introduction to the structure and dynamics of the Australian publishing industry which turns over almost two billion dollars a year.
'Leading industry practitioners and academics analyse the industry in the context of social, cultural and legal forces. They write revealingly on the culture of the publishing house, editorial practice and policy, Bookscan, new technologies and the 'decline' of literary publishing.
'Making Books will be an indispensable companion for arts industry professionals, those in the publishing industry, and scholars of book history or publishing studies.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Contents
- Exploiting the Imprint, single work criticism (p. 17-33)
- The Culture of the Publishing House: Structure and Strategies in the Australian Publishing Industry, single work criticism (p. 34-50)
- Generating Content: Book Publishing as a Component Media Industry, single work criticism (p. 51-67)
- Publishing and Bookselling, single work criticism (p. 68-80)
- Publishing and the State, single work criticism (p. 81-95)
- The Business, Craft and Profession of the Book Editor, single work criticism (p. 96-115)
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The Decline of the Literary Paradigm in Australian Publishing,
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Davis examines the impact of popular fiction on Australian publishing trends during the period 1995-2005.
- Colonies of the Mind; Republics of Dreams: Australian Publishing Past and Future, single work criticism (p. 132-148)
- New Technology and the Publishing Firm: Business Development, Culture and Models, single work criticism (p. 151-166)
- Stand and Deliver: Print-on-Demand, single work criticism (p. 167-176)
- Copyright and the Regulation of the Australian Publishing Industry, single work criticism (p. 177-197)
- Collecting, Measuring and Analysing Book Sales Information, single work criticism (p. 198-206)
- Educational Publishing, single work criticism (p. 219-220)
- Book Publishing and the University Sector in Australia, single work criticism (p. 221-230)
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Boom, Bust or Business As Usual? Literary Fiction Publishing,
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David Carter investigates the state of literary fiction publishing in Australia and provides a statistical account of new Australian fiction titles from 1990 to 2006.
- Poetry Publishing, single work criticism (p. 247-254)
- Indigenous Book Publishing, single work criticism (p. 255-267)
- Feminist Publishing, 1970-2006, single work criticism (p. 268-278)
- Love Under the Coolibah: Australian Romance Publishing Since 1990, single work criticism (p. 279-285)
- Supermarket: Australian Children's Publishing, single work criticism (p. 286-304)
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Magazine Studies : Pedagogy and Practice in a Nascent Field
2014
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— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , April no. 25 2014; -
Magazine Studies : Pedagogy and Practice in a Nascent Field
2014
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Foreword : Sold by the Millions
2012
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— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. viii-xvi) -
Journeys in Australian Literature Classrooms : Investigating the Social
2011
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— Appears in: Teaching Australian Literature : From Classroom Conversations to National Imaginings 2011; (p. 153-176) The primary aim of the authors in writing this chapter 'is to illustrate how some aspects of any national literary conversation play out in the complex social and cultural setting of a school literature classroom.' (From authors introduction, p 154)
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Australian Literature and the Cultural Dimensions of Globalisation
2010
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— Appears in: Modern Australian Criticism and Theory 2010; (p. 115-126)'Robert Dixon focuses on the present as a key moment of transformation in Australian literary and cultural as it moves from its founding 'nationalist' moment into a transnational framing of key issues.' Source: Modern Australian Criticism and Theory (2010)
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Turning the Page on the Future of Books
2007
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 November 2007; (p. 14)
— Review of The Book Is Dead : Long Live the Book 2007 single work criticism ; Making Books : Contemporary Australian Publishing 2007 anthology criticism -
The Father of all Media
2007-2008
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 297 2007-2008; (p. 6-7)
— Review of Making Books : Contemporary Australian Publishing 2007 anthology criticism -
[Review] Making Books : Contemporary Australian Publishing
2007
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— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 7 no. 2007; (p. 139-142)
— Review of Making Books : Contemporary Australian Publishing 2007 anthology criticism -
[Review] Making Books : Contemporary Australian Publishing
2007
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— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , December no. 24 2007; (p. 28-34)
— Review of When Books Die : 15 Essays 2006 anthology essay ; The Book Is Dead : Long Live the Book 2007 single work criticism ; Making Books : Contemporary Australian Publishing 2007 anthology criticism -
Is the Book Dead?
2008
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— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries , June no. 358 2008; (p. 80-85.)
— Review of The Book Is Dead : Long Live the Book 2007 single work criticism ; Making Books : Contemporary Australian Publishing 2007 anthology criticism -
Australian Literature and the Cultural Dimensions of Globalisation
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Modern Australian Criticism and Theory 2010; (p. 115-126)'Robert Dixon focuses on the present as a key moment of transformation in Australian literary and cultural as it moves from its founding 'nationalist' moment into a transnational framing of key issues.' Source: Modern Australian Criticism and Theory (2010)
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Foreword : Sold by the Millions
2012
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criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. viii-xvi) -
Journeys in Australian Literature Classrooms : Investigating the Social
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Teaching Australian Literature : From Classroom Conversations to National Imaginings 2011; (p. 153-176) The primary aim of the authors in writing this chapter 'is to illustrate how some aspects of any national literary conversation play out in the complex social and cultural setting of a school literature classroom.' (From authors introduction, p 154)
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Magazine Studies : Pedagogy and Practice in a Nascent Field
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , April no. 25 2014; -
Magazine Studies : Pedagogy and Practice in a Nascent Field
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , April no. 25 2014;
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