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1. Book Publishing

   Edited by John Feather

   Series: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies

   Books are the cornerstone of our culture. They disseminate ideas, and preserve and transmit literature. Their contents underpin great religions, and have been responsible for wars and revolutions. They lie at the heart of education and scholarship. They have brought pleasure (and some pain) to...

   Published May 3rd 2011 by Routledge
2. A History of British Publishing

   2nd Edition

   By John Feather

   Thoroughly revised, restructured and updated, A History of British Publishing covers six centuries of publishing in Britain from before the invention of the printing press, to the electronic era of today. John Feather places Britain and her industries in an international marketplace and examines...

   Published October 20th 2005 by Routledge
3. International Encyclopedia of Information and Library Science

   2nd Edition

   Edited by John Feather, Paul Sturges

   The International Encyclopedia of Information and Library Science was published to widespread acclaim in 1996, and has become the major reference work in the field. This eagerly awaited new edition has been fully revised and updated to take full account of the many and radical changes which have...

   Published March 12th 2003 by Routledge
4. A History of British Publishing

   By John Feather

   This comprehensive history (first published in 1987) covers the whole period in which books have been printed in Britain. Though Gutenberg had the edge over Caxton, England quickly established itself in the forefront of the international book trade. The slow process of copying manuscripts gave...

   Published September 28th 1988 by Routledge