Speaking in Croatia (Part 4) - Publishing and reading trends in Croatia

Rambling Librarian:: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian (0)

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[From Part 3]My visit to the Pula Book Fair made me think of the Globalisation phenomenon, and not simply about "books and libraries".Sounds like one of the opening chapter of Thomas Friedman's "The World is Flat", doesn't it?Well, it's made me think how globalisation has made reading tastes increasingly similar worldwide; how it drives commercial interests and industry; and coping strategies for people in the creative industries.READING TASTES & TRENDSThe session confirmed that popular...

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