TY - BOOK ID - 118272366 TI - Are books still 'different'? : literature as culture and commodity in a digital age AU - Koegler, Caroline AU - Norrick-Rühl, Corinna PY - 2023 SN - 9781108982450 110898245X 9781108987127 1108987125 1108990797 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Books and reading. KW - 09 <08> KW - 09 <08> Handschriften. Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Curiosa--Verzamelwerken. Reeksen--Boekwetenschap. Sociale aspecten van het boek. Boek en media. Toekomst van het boek KW - Handschriften. Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Curiosa--Verzamelwerken. Reeksen--Boekwetenschap. Sociale aspecten van het boek. Boek en media. Toekomst van het boek KW - Books and reading KW - Digital media KW - Technological innovations. KW - Social aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:118272366 AB - The famous 1962 precedent at the Restrictive Practices Court of the United Kingdom, 'Books are different,' is still the reasoning behind many cultural policies around the world, building on longstanding assumptions surrounding 'the book'. As this suggests, the 'difference' of the book as a unique form of cultural (rather than economic) production has acquired a powerful status. But are books still different? In asking this question from a network-oriented and interdisciplinary perspective, this text inquires into the notion of 'difference' in relation to books. Challenging common notions of 'bibliodiversity,' it reconsiders the lack of diversity in the publishing industry. It also engages with the diversifying potentials of the digital literary sphere, offering a case study of Bernardine Evaristo's industry activities and activism. ER -