The Untold Story of the Talking Book

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Illustrated
2016
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Histories of the book often move straight from the codex to the digital screen. Left out is nearly 150 years of audio recordings. Matthew Rubery uncovers this story, from Edison to today's billion-dollar audiobook industry, and breaks from convention by treating audiobooks as a distinctive art form that has profoundly influenced the way we read.

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Histories of the book often move straight from the codex to the digital screen. Left out is nearly 150 years of audio recordings. Matthew Rubery uncovers this story, from Edison to today's billion-dollar audiobook industry, and breaks from convention by treating audiobooks as a distinctive art form that has profoundly influenced the way we read.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 360
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 24 Nov 2016
ISBN 10: 0674545443
ISBN 13: 9780674545441

The Untold Story of the Talking Book

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$44.07

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