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• Title:A brief history of the book : from tablet to tablet / Steven K. Galbraith.
  
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• Author/Creator:Galbraith, Steven K., author.
  
• Published/Created:Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2020]
  ©2020
  

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  • Location:RBSC ASRS - (Confirm availability: email rare.books@ubc.ca) Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: Z4 .G25 2020
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Books--History.
  Manuscripts, Medieval.
  Writing materials and instruments--History.
  Written communication--History.
  Printing--History--Origin and antecedents.
  Electronic books.
  Electronic book readers.
  Tablet computers.
  Books--History--Problems, exercises, etc.
  
• Genre/Form:Problems and exercises.
  
• Description:xv, 164 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  
• Summary:"This book leads readers through an intriguing examination how books began and have evolved through history, and explores where future technologies may lead them"-- Provided by publisher.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9781440869396 (paperback ; acid-free paper)
  1440869391 (paperback ; acid-free paper)
  9781440869402 (electronic book)
  
• Contents:The ancient world
  Early printing and Medieval manuscripts
  Printing with movable type
  Digital books.