books shifted to smaller formats across centuries of print
Octavos, which accounted for 11% of incunabula titles, grew to 55% of titles in Clavel’s term catalogue, 1666-1672. … Read the post books shifted to smaller formats across centuries of print
industry structure
communications industry structure, including mass media, advertising, and telephone companies
students at research universities are borrowing fewer physical items
Roughly speaking, from 1995 to 2008, U.S. research-university students substituted online resources for 50% of their prior university library borrowings. … Read the post students at research universities are borrowing fewer physical items
cursing in ancient and modern competition
Cursing competitors was a dimension of interpersonal competition in the ancient world. Cursing today tends to be merely expressive. … Read the post cursing in ancient and modern competition
book prices in England about 1670
About the year 1670, the lower quartile, median, and upper quartile book prices among 1090 book titles were 1 shilling, 2 shillings, and 3.5 shillings. … Read the post book prices in England about 1670
Hair Cuttery Radio points to future of media
Hair Cuttery Radio is the musical equivalent of airlines’ in-flight magazines. Expect more of such media in the future. … Read the post Hair Cuttery Radio points to future of media