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Riding the e-frenzy of 2000: Stephen King and the e-book

Riding the e-frenzy of 2000: Stephen King and the e-book LOGOS 122 Riding the e-frenzy of 2000 Stephen King and the e-book Richard Guthrie With a background in film and television writing, production and direction, in Hong Kong, Sydney and New York, followed by several years in Rome creating and managing audiovisual training for professionals under the European Union’s Media II programme, Richard Guthrie returned to study, completing an MA in publishing studies at City University, London. He has recently been awarded a PhD by Nottingham Trent University, investigating cultural and technological developments in electronic publishing, from which thesis the following article has been adapted. Guthrie’s weblog on e-publishing can be found at http://luminog.wordpress.com/. Email: richardguthrie@hotmail.com The year 2000 was pivotal, and not only for the e- book, for New Media in general. Time Warner and AOL announced the largest merger in US corpo- rate history. Rupert Murdoch joined forces with Henry C. Yuen to make Gemstar-TV Guide the most discussed e-book/e-reader company in the world. The trade e-book heralded a new era for print publishing. Not everyone was convinced or impressed by developments. Inside the big print publishing houses many derided the e-book as an arriviste no self-respecting reader would ever want. Yet the managements of the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Logos Brill

Riding the e-frenzy of 2000: Stephen King and the e-book

Guthrie, Richard
Logos , Volume 17 (3): 122 – Jan 1, 2006
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© 2006 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0957-9656
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10.2959/logo.2006.17.3.122
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LOGOS 122 Riding the e-frenzy of 2000 Stephen King and the e-book Richard Guthrie With a background in film and television writing, production and direction, in Hong Kong, Sydney and New York, followed by several years in Rome creating and managing audiovisual training for professionals under the European Union’s Media II programme, Richard Guthrie returned to study, completing an MA in publishing studies at City University, London. He has recently been awarded a PhD by Nottingham Trent University, investigating cultural and technological developments in electronic publishing, from which thesis the following article has been adapted. Guthrie’s weblog on e-publishing can be found at http://luminog.wordpress.com/. Email: richardguthrie@hotmail.com The year 2000 was pivotal, and not only for the e- book, for New Media in general. Time Warner and AOL announced the largest merger in US corpo- rate history. Rupert Murdoch joined forces with Henry C. Yuen to make Gemstar-TV Guide the most discussed e-book/e-reader company in the world. The trade e-book heralded a new era for print publishing. Not everyone was convinced or impressed by developments. Inside the big print publishing houses many derided the e-book as an arriviste no self-respecting reader would ever want. Yet the managements of the

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