The Academic Book of the Future

1. Introduction: The Academic Book of the Future
Rebecca E. Lyons, Samantha J. Rayner

Part I. Academics

2. The Academic Book as Socially-Embedded Media Artefact
Tom Mole

3. Wearable Books
Michael Pidd

4. The Impossible Constellation: Practice as Research as a Viable Alternative
Sarah Barrow

Part II. Publishers

5. The Academic Book of the Future and the Need to Break Boundaries
Jenny McCall, Amy Bourke-Waite

6. The Academic ‘Book’ of the Future and Its Function
Frances Pinter

7. The University Press and the Academic Book of the Future
Anthony Cond

Part III. Librarians

8. National Libraries and Academic Books of the Future
Maja Maricevic

9. Strategic Engagement and Librarians
Neil Smyth

10. Academic Libraries and Academic Books: Vessels of Cultural Continuity, Agents of Cultural Change
Kate Price

Part IV. Booksellers

11. Selling Words: An Economic History of Bookselling
Jaki Hawker

12. The Future of the Academic Book: The Role of Booksellers
Peter Lake

13. Back to the Future: The Role of the Campus Bookshop
Craig Dadds

Nyckelord: Science, Science, general