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<strong>3pm</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Digital</strong> <strong>research</strong> & <strong>publishing</strong><br />
knowledge and information indicates that as different means <strong>of</strong> communication they<br />
complement each other and serve different purposes <strong>of</strong> content delivery in contemporary<br />
society. The open information within and transient nature <strong>of</strong> blogs as opposed to the<br />
selectivity and permanent nature <strong>of</strong> information contained within a book means that as<br />
different means <strong>of</strong> communication with different functions and purposes they can also<br />
complement each other because <strong>of</strong> societyís different uses for them. Books are an appealing<br />
medium for authors to preserve authorial dominance through publication in print and<br />
blogs have created a new point <strong>of</strong> entry for outsiders into the book <strong>publishing</strong> industry.<br />
Additionally, blogs are increasingly providing publishers with new ideas and fresh voices<br />
by blog authors who already have a following and therefore a pre-existing market for their<br />
book. In conclusion, it is likely that the trend <strong>of</strong> blogs providing material for new books will<br />
continue and that the two forms <strong>of</strong> content delivery will become increasingly intertwined<br />
and will increasingly complement each other in the communication <strong>of</strong> information in the<br />
digital age.<br />
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Books:<br />
Cranny-Francis, A. (2005) ëVisualsí in Multimedia: texts and contexts. London: SAGE, p.27-54<br />
Rodic, Y. (2010) Facehunter London: Thames & Hudson<br />
Schuman, S. (2009) The Sartorialist London: Penguin<br />
Selby, T. (2010) The Selby is in Your Place New York: Abrams<br />
Articles:<br />
Gomez, J. (2005). ëThinking Outside the Blog: Navigating the Literary Blogosphereí Publishing Research<br />
Quarterly, 21 (3) pp. 3-11<br />
Nelson, M. (2006) ëThe Blog Phenomenon and the Book Publishing Industryí, Publishing Research Quar-<br />
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Thompson, J.B. (2005). ëThe digital revolution and the <strong>publishing</strong> worldí. In Books in the digital age: the<br />
transformation <strong>of</strong> academic and higher education <strong>publishing</strong> in Britain and the United States. Cambridge,<br />
UK and Malden, MA: Polity<br />
Quiggin, J. (2006). ëBlogs, wikis and creative innovationí. International <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> Cultural Studies,<br />
9(4) p. 483<br />
Memmott, C. (2005) ëPublishers put bloggers between the covers; Writings on Web get books noticed.î<br />
USA Today. 18 April 2005. ProQuest. New York University.<br />
Kurlantzick, J. (2005) ëA New Forum (Blogging) Inspires the Old (Books).î The New York Times. 15<br />
December 2005. ProQuest. New York University.<br />
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