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Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future
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Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future Paperback - 2010

by Robert Darnton

A renowned historian and pioneering scholar in the history of the book--a leading voice in the debate about the digital future of books and knowledge--distills his experience and insight.


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  • Title Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future
  • Author Robert Darnton
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher PublicAffairs, New York
  • Date 2010-08-03
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781586489021 / 158648902X
  • Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.25 x 5.5 x 0.75 in (20.96 x 13.97 x 1.91 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Books and reading, Books - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010283902
  • Dewey Decimal Code 002.09

About the author

A former professor of European history at Princeton University, Robert Darnton is Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and director of the Harvard University Library. The founder of the Guttenberg-e program, he is the author of many books. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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