General Publishing
Before the European printing press, this early Chinese printing technique used carved wooden blocks that could be inked and reused.
Woodblock Printing
This Oscar-winning actor narrates Out of Print.
Meryl Streep
Unlike printed books, many digital books are accessed through this kind of agreement rather than owned outright.
What is a license?
Which two national cinemas has your professor written books about?
Spanish and German
(Plus Japanese and Italian!)
These inexpensive, portable books helped expand reading by being sold in drugstores, newsstands, train stations, and other nontraditional locations.
Mass Market Paperbacks
Much of Out of Print asks whether this familiar physical object is becoming obsolete
What is a Book
This format allows readers to carry thousands of books on a single device.
What is an e-book?
This fictional plumber, created by Nintendo, is famous for rescuing Princess Peach.
Who is Mario?
At both small and large publishing companies, this person is in charge of whether a book will be considered for publication.
The Acquisitions Editor
The debate over whether authors should control how their work is copied and distributed centers on this legal concept.
Copyright
This digital format has expanded the meaning of reading by allowing people to experience books while driving, exercising, or doing chores.
What is an audiobook?
This superhero’s alter ego is Peter Parker.
Who is Spider-Man?
This German inventor is credited with developing the movable-type printing press in Europe around 1450, helping make books far easier to reproduce.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
A: Who is Andrew Carnegie
This physical book format does not require a battery, charger, or internet connection.
What is a printed book?
This 1997 film became famous for the line “I’m the
What is Titanic?
This 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine became enormously influential in arguing for American independence.
What is Common Sense?
In Out of Print, this Amazon founder argues that humans and their technologies “co-evolve.”
Who is Jeff Bezos
Although digital books eliminate paper and physical shipping, they still have an environmental cost because their devices, networks, and data centers consume this.
What is energy/electricity?
This candy bar’s slogan says, “You’re not you when you’re hungry.”
Snickers