Printed Books Research Articles

IJCM_147A: Awareness and Practices related to the use of e-books among medical college students in Mangalore

Background: Reading is a vital aspect of the learning process for students and should be encouraged. Any effort or innovation that improves the motivation of students to read is worth sustaining. The materials often used are textbooks and reference materials. This study aimed to assess the readership and preference for e-books and print books across contexts. In addition, this study aims to identify factors that contribute to e-book usage. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted among MBBS students of KMC Mangalore. A Semi-structured questionnaire which contained demographics, knowledge, practices and awareness of the use of e-books was used for data collection. The collected data was analysed using SPSS version 25.0. Results were expressed as proportions and for comparison across groups, the Chi-square test was used. A ‘p’ value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Out of the total 422 participants, 53.7%(n=226) were females the main source of awareness for 243 participants (57.7%) was internet, followed by friends for 119 participants (28.2%). Overall, 44.7% (n=188) wanted e-books to be implemented in their curriculum. A higher proportion,62.6% (n=263) prefer to study from printed textbooks during the exam time. Also, the main challenges while using e-books were eye soreness/redness (60.6%) followed by difficulty reading from the device (56.6%). Conclusion: Overall, there was a high level of awareness among the study subjects about e-books. There was no significant difference across the genders for usage patterns and awareness. Mostly the use of ebooks was for textbooks and reference articles.

Comparing parent-child interaction during wordless book reading, print book reading and imaginative play.

This study investigated differences in adult-child language interactions when parents and their three-to-four-year old children engage in wordless book reading, text-and-picture book reading and a small-world toy play activity. Twenty-two parents recorded themselves completing each activity at home with their child. Parent input was compared across contexts, focusing on interactive and conceptual domains: use of open prompts, expansions or extensions of children's utterances, and use of decontextualised (abstract) language. Use of linguistic expansions was greater during book reading than toy play. Parents used open questions and added contingent conceptual information more often when reading wordless books than in both other conditions. Findings suggest that wordless books may combine the benefits of open-endedness and linguistic content based around a narrative. Parents' use of abstract language also varied by condition. This study extends understanding of the role of activity context in shaping children's language learning environments.

Însemnări pe cărți vechi aflate la muzeul eparhial Huși despre legătoria de carte/legători

Bookbinding was in the past separate from printing, with the printers simply separating the book print into ‟bodies” of books tied with string and separated by pieces of cardboard. The books were therefore sold ‟unbound”, the sale of prints in this form, a long practice by the way, can be attributed to the high price of paper and printing. In addition, an equally important factor was the relatively high price of the binding and the specifics of the craft, which required artistic skill associated with a rather large execution time and raw material procurement. Therefore, the books were sold unbound, and the burden of binding them still fell on the buyers or owners. Along with the old bindings, the notes kept on the pages of the books help to reconstruct the past of Romanian bookbinding, by revealing the names of the bookbinders, technical data, and the price of the bindings.

High‐interest books, choice, and independent reading: Piloting a reading program with male adolescents in Chile

AbstractReading is linked to numerous positive outcomes, including academic achievement, reduced stress, and enhanced life expectancy. However, a significant portion of Chilean adolescents engage in limited reading. Notably, male students tend to exhibit lower levels of reading motivation compared to their female counterparts, with declining reading self‐concept over time. To address this challenge, this study explores the impact of a 9‐month‐long pilot reading program aimed at increasing students' reading motivation and volume in an all‐boys rural school in southern Chile (N = 120), guided by Self‐Determination Theory and adapted from Atwell's reading workshop. The program included four pillars: access to high‐interest print books, 90 min per week of in‐class independent choice, and peer interactions around reading. t‐Tests showed a significant increase in students' reading volume but not in their reading motivation. Nevertheless, multiple regression analyses revealed that, when controlling for students' pre‐program reading motivation, achievement, and volume, post‐program reading motivation and time allocated for independent reading were significantly associated with the number of pages read during the program. Implications for practice and future research avenues are discussed.

Markers of social status in Polish printers' signatures (1501-1545)

The article raises the problem of status representation in the signatures of book printers of the Kingdom of Poland. First of all, the study concerns the identified features in the publications of I. Vietor and J. Haller; to a lesser extent - S. Giber, K. Hochfeder, F. Ungler and M. Scharfenberg. Although the publisher's signature form did not undergo significant changes during the 1st half of the 16th century, we find specific markers of social status among the listed printers. These markers are not characteristic of previous and subsequent Polish book publishers, but are characteristic, firstly, of a certain circle of printers outside the Kingdom of Poland, and secondly, of the social environment that existed at that time, in which certain epithets conveyed information about a person’s place in the hierarchy. The focus on the readership demand of intellectuals and connections with the University of Krakow were also reflected in the publishing signatures: printers classified their activities in the field of sciences and arts ("ars"), and also presented themselves in terms accepted in the scientific community ("egregius vir", "spectabilis vir dominus"). This part of the self-representation of entrepreneurs once again testifies to their involvement in the structure of European humanist printers, who, like their Polish colleagues, sought to declare in their signatures their connections with the scientific community and Renaissance culture. At the same time, the appearance of the epithets identified in the structure of the publisher's signature has not only a linguistic connection, but also a chronological one: the concepts under study disappear in the middle of the 16th century from Polish publications and is reduced to a minimum in publications of other European lands.

The Heritage of Ivan Fedorov in the Research Projects of Siberian Archeographers

The history of studying Ivan Fyodorov heritage in Siberia is connected with the expedition finds of Novosibirsk archeographers – researchers of the SPSTL RAS and Novosibirsk State University (NSU). An important component of this work was the cameral one in the archives of Siberia and the Far East, which has led to the identification of book monuments of the XVI cent., representing copies of publications of Russian first printers, and their detailed study. The purpose of the article is to present significant discoveries of Novosibirsk archaeographers related to the initial stage of Russian book printing, to summarize the results of the conference «The Legacy of Ivan Fedorov in the Siberian land». Research results are: the significant publications of Novosibirsk archeographers are based on work with copies of Cyrillic editions of the initial period of printing stored in the SPSTL RAS. The discovery in 2023 of the fifth exemplar of the Psalter with the Book of Hours of 1570 is understood as a natural result of the archaeographic work of the researchers of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Department of the SPSTL RAS. The review of the reports of the conference «The Legacy of Ivan Fedorov in the Siberian Land», organized by the SPSTL RAS together with with the Novosibirsk Orthodox Theological Seminary in connection with the discovery of a n ew copy of the Russian first printer.

Private initiative as a growth factor of Book publishing activity in Russia in the last third of the 18th century

Importance. A landmark event in the history of Russia in the last third of the 18th century was the development of private printing houses, which destroyed the state and church monopoly on printing publications. The work of publishing houses played a decisive role in satisfying the spiritual needs of the broad masses of the population, contributed to the secularization of the national book culture. At the same time, the richness and diversity of fiction, educational and scientific literature, produced both in Russian and in foreign languages, thoroughly influenced the emergence and dissemination of new information and facts, increased the level of education of all segments of the reading population. Despite the existence of extensive research on the book publishing of this period, there is a well-known imbalance in the description of the activities of famous domestic printers and their foreign colleagues. Meanwhile, it was foreign specialists (I.M. Hartung, J.J. Weitbrecht, etc.) who played a key role in opening the first private printing houses in Russia. The study of their activities contributes to the increment of knowledge on the Russian book culture history, allows you to consider unknown pages of Russian book publishing and book trade.Research Methods. The main sources of the study are the materials of the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts (Fund 17, Fund 248), as well as legislative acts and orders of that time that influenced the book trade.Results and Discussion. Being a characteristic feature of the development of information culture in the first half of the 18th century, censorship could not stop the transformative role of books in the history of Russia. As a result of the intensification of book printing in the country, the emergence of free book trade, the successful operation of new education models, interest in printed products has noticeably increased. Book business has ceased to be only a capital occupation and has become the property of the whole country. By allowing everyone to start printing houses at will, the state equated them with factories, which facilitated the processes of creating and developing their own printing business.Conclusion. The activity of private book publishers in Russia in the second half of the 18th century created opportunities for the formation of the national book market, filling it with various scientific, fiction and educational literature. Thus, the printers contributed to the dissemination of the widest knowledge among the Russian population, increased the variety and quality of the literature sold.

PRODUÇÃO, EDITORAÇÃO E IMPRESSÃO DE LIVROS DE LEITURA E GRAMÁTICAS PRIMÁRIAS NO PARÁ (1822 a 1922)

In this paper will be discussed the production, edition and printing of reading books and elementary grammars from the state of Pará in the period from 1822 to 1920. For this, it seeks to understand the editing and printing books process in Pará in the first. mid-19th century, as well as to understand how the reading books and elementary grammars production in Pará took place in the same period, this work will verify the Pará intellectuals’ importance to the history of education in Pará and Brazil and it will analyze a primary grammar, placing it in the context of the Portuguese language grammatization in Brazil. The work was developed through bibliographical and documentary research. The theoretical orientation is based on the Duarte (2018; 2021), Moreira (1979), Auroux (2014) and Orlandi (2001; 2008) studies. In the second half of the 19th century, Pará was placed in a privileged position in relation to the schoolbooks production, mainly works in the reading book and grammar genres.

БІЗНЕС-МОДЕЛІ ОСНОВНИХ ГРАВЦІВ НА ПОЛІ ЦИФРОВОЇ ДИСТРИБУЦІЇ ЕЛЕКТРОННИХ КНИЖОК В УКРАЇНІ. 2011–2023

<p><em>A new field of e-book distribution has emerged and developed in Ukraine due to the impact of digital technology on the publishing industry.</em></p><p><strong><em>This research aims to</em></strong><em>: Identify the key players in the field of digital distribution of e-books by Ukrainian publishers from 2011 to 2023. Analyse and describe the value propositions and business models of digital book distribution start-ups in Ukraine.</em></p><p><strong><em>Research methodology. </em></strong><em>The study analyses the value propositions and business models of various companies operating in e-book distribution in Ukraine, using the case study method and mystery shopping. The generalisation of the data obtained as a result of the case study was achieved by using historical, analytical, synthetic and comparative methods, classification methods and a systematic approach.</em></p><p><strong><em>Results. </em></strong><em>Thirteen players were found to be active in e-book distribution between 2011 and 2023 (seven entered the market in 2011</em><em>–</em><em>2018 and another six in 2019</em><em>–</em><em>2023), with three platforms closing in the last five years. Of the ten active players, six specialise in e-book sales with a «digital only» business model (Booxters, Booknet, Chytanka, Librarius, Pocketbook) and four are online bookstores with an omnichannel business model, selling both print books and e-books (Yakaboo, KnigoLand, Knygarnya «E», Nash format). The main business model for all players in e-book distribution is direct sales, although distributors are increasingly adopting combined business models (direct sales plus subscription). A positive trend is the implementation in the field of digital distribution of e-books in Ukraine of business models that are popular in foreign digital publishing, in particular, self-publishing (Booknet) and e-book lending (Librarius). Important for the development of Ukrainian digital book production and sales is the focus of distributors on ensuring closed access and strict protection of book content against piracy sharing.</em></p><p><strong><em>The novelty </em></strong><em>lies in the development of a chronological list of the main players who have worked (or are working) in the field of digital distribution of Ukrainian e-books; identifying their business models and analysing their value propositions: e-book formats, types of access to content and ways of protecting content.</em></p><p><strong><em>Practical significant</em></strong><em>. The results of this research will be used in lectures for students of the educational program «Publishing and editing» in Ukrainian universities, and will also draw the attention of the publishing community to the problems of the development of digital book publishing.</em></p><p><strong><em>Key words</em></strong><em>: bookselling, business models, digital distribution, digital book publishing, e-book, field of digital distribution, omnichannel.</em></p>

What Students Want: Electronic v. Print Books in the Academic Library

What Students Want: Electronic v. Print Books in the Academic Library

Literatura da nova era: estudo da qualidade poética de Glück e sua afinidade com as características da cultura chinesa

Abstract: As a modern American poet with international influence, Louise Glück’s works demonstrate a unique spirit of innovation and sense of experimentation, which would open up a new field of poetic creation. Therefore, it is important to study the influence of Gluck’s works on the literature of the new Chinese period. This paper examined the dissemination of Chinese cultural influences and their role in contemporary Chinese literature through the lens of poetics in Glück’s literary works. By employing data mining techniques, this paper conducted an online survey on the sales volume and readership of Glück’s works, examining the readers’ demographic information, including age, education level and regional distribution. The survey results demonstrated that from March 2020 to October 2020, the average monthly sales volume of Glück’s print books was 13,625, while the average monthly readership of e-books was 21,520.75. Glück’s works have been widely disseminated in China and collided with Chinese culture. Glück’s poetic nature and stubborn spirit of solitude without sinking have opened up new possibilities for contemporary Chinese literature and provided a new way for writers to explore art.

Strategi Pemasaran Melalui Jaringan Bisnis Untuk Meningkatkan Penjualan Buku Do’a Pada Percetakan CV. Aslan Grafika

Business has an important role in society. One of significant factor influencing the sustainability of a business is through business networks. With the establishment of business networks, information can be spread quickly (Wiharjo, 2012). Business networking is very important for business, including printing business. Printing is an attempt to mass produce writing and images using a printing press. (Nggaibo, 2021). Printing business is one of the fastest growing businesses. CV. Aslan Grafika is a printing business located in Banjaran, Bandung, West Java. The reason the author conducted Business Network research on CV. Aslan Grafika because author is interested in marketing strategies undertaken by CV. Aslan Grafika thus became the pioneer of printing in Banjaran area which provides many printing services. This research aims to determine the business network used in CV. Aslan Grafika and how the influence of this business network on the performance of printing, especially manufacture and sale of books du'a Hajj and umrah which is the main highlight of the author in this study. The type of research used is descriptive qualitative. The data source used consists of primary and secondary data. Data collection techniques are interview techniques. Data analysis techniques used are qualitative data analysis techniques.

Safety Education through Risk Analysis in the Printing Informal Sector

The printing industry is one of the most informal industries in university environments, such as in Universitas Negeri Semarang which has many printers, ranging from printing books to banners. The printing industry is not free from risks of danger, even though it is only in a small sector, but all workplaces have their own risks of danger. The method used in this research was descriptive research. Analysis was carried out by collecting data through field observations and analysis using JSA. The population and sample in this study were 10 workers in three printing houses in the Universitas Negeri Semarang area. There are a total of 6 routine work processes carried out by workers in the printing industry with 38 hazards identified. The highest intensity risks were found in muscle, bone and skeletal disorders as well as skin irritation and respiratory problems. This was because when working the position of the worker was not ergonomic and the work involved chemicals in the form of ink. The recommended improvement for printing owners is the use of APB to minimize risks arising from identified hazards such as wearing masks to reduce exposure to chemical vapours.

Visualization of the Book: Graphic Metaphors in Art Decoration of Ukrainian Church Editions of the Baroque Epoque

The article considers the role of metaphor in the art decoration of 17th–18th centuries Ukrainian editions of church books. It claims that the book art of this period is marked by generous use of symbolic and allegoric visual images which play metaphorical role in general structure of the book. Structural-semiotical exploration of title pages, frontispieces, and illustration cycles in more than one hundred reeditions of Ukrainian church books of 17th–18th centuries enabled us to single out the main types of structure forming visual metaphors. All metaphorical visual images, used in decoration of the church books, transfer the meaning of the book through picturing its author, addressee, or the central theological concept. The image of the author in the tradition of the Ukrainian church book art decoration is inserted in the composition of the title page and frontispiece. It visually presents the church book as a creation of a saint person, inspired by God. The addressee is expressed both by the emblem of a patron, who supported book printing, and by an icon of a divine person to whom the prayer content of the book is addressed. The emblem of a patron is positioned on the title page and/or backside of the title page. It visually generalizes the image of the church book edition, printed due to support of notable person. The icons of a prayer addressee on the backside of the title page, on the frontispieces, or on in-text miniatures, reflect the conceptual idea of a church book as a tool for praying. The main idea of a church book is commonly expressed by symbolic and allegoric compositions. Such compositions, positioned on the title pages and frontispieces, summarize the content of the book by the most unexpected visual images. All the complexity of meanings expressed by images of author, addressee, and theological content, demonstrate the baroque means, which Ukrainian church book editors applied to visualize the church book essence.

Homiletical Competencies for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: South African perspectives on speaking truth to power

Scholars believe that we are amid one of the greatest cultural revolutions since the mass production of books in Gutenberg around 1450. The art of book printing, which originated in Central Europe, turned the world on its head within 10 years. The mass production of books resulted in most people in Europe learning to read in less than one generation, which has led to major changes in all areas of social life and has affected the lives of millions of people for over a hundred years. According to these same scholars, we currently find ourselves in a similar position through what is known as the AI (artificial intelligence). In this article, the researcher wants to come to a better understanding of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and AI as part of it and the way they challenge preachers. The central research question is: In our pursuit to speak the truth of Jesus Christ to the powerful economic elite, what are the challenges and opportunities that the 4IR is posing to preachers?

The Geohazard as Land Subsidence in Anthropocene, India

Land subsidence events, natural or anthropogenic, will be future national challenges for India. The positioning of the Indian plate in the globe, and human activities on the frustum compel land subsidence everywhere, on mountains, in deltas, riverbeds and in settlements. Many mega deltas of the globe including India are sinking, shrinking, and subsiding which shall invite catastrophes.
 The present search uses the available datasets in print media, books, information technology and electronic media. The survey responses sourced from websites were physically ground verified, etc. Considering Bhuban data, Arc GIS software and Microsoft Excel, India's hazard, organic and inorganic maps are prepared to alert our forthcoming ancestors. Using those maps the zonal map of geo-hazards in various states of India can be prepared and future action plans can be shorted out.
 Studies reveal that geo-hazards in various zones of India are different. Hazards on mountains are land slide, torrential rain, and land subsidence, whereas the calamities along the coasts, and deltas are cyclones, coastal erosions, floods, and deltaic subsidence. With surging human activities, the frequency and intensity of geo-hazards are swelling presently. It is high time to plan to appease the vulnerability of the rising devastation to attain sustainability of SDG Targets 11.5, and 13 which will moderate the adverse effects of such disasters.

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Audio Fiction Making Noise: A Changing Genre in Children’s Literature
 This article is a study of contemporary audio fiction for children in Sweden, what is sometimes also called audio originals or born-audio books. Audio fiction is defined in the article as literature written to be recorded for audio and consumed through listening. It is a genre related to, and overlapping with, audiobooks, radio, and podcasts but obviously also with literature in printed books. While audio fiction has risen in production and popularity it is not a new phenomenon as such, but rather a kind of literature that has developed over time. The article gives historical examples of children’s audio fiction and situates the contemporary production in a larger context of a changing media world and the book market for children’s literature. The main examples used to understand the phenomenon are IJustWantToBeCool’s Sommarjobbarna (The Summer Workers, 2020­–2022) and Camilla Brinck’s series on the mice Musse & Helium (2017–). These are the most popular audiobooks for children in the last years and both series as well as authors are linked to other media such as Youtube, podcast, print, and music. The theoretical conjectures derive from book history and sociology of literature, arguing that changing media for literature has direct implications for literary form, function, and dissemination. Methodologically the article is a genre study using Alastair Fowler’s concept of genre as aggregated features. Thus, a comparison is made between the two examples and other formats such as children’s print books, audiobooks, and radio drama as well as literary genres such as adventure fiction, melodrama, and slapstick. Furthermore, narrative aspects of the two audio literature examples are analyzed in terms of metafiction, voice, and sound effects.

Evolution of the anointing of the Sick Liturgie in the Liturgie Comparee dynamics: mystagogy

The article presents an analysis of the history of the theology of the sacrament of Anointing, an interpretation of its mystagogy using the theory of liturgical evolution liturgie comparée, according to A. Baumstark. We conduct research using the adaptation of the modern method of comparative liturgy, liturgie comparée A. Baumstark. The original theological meaning and purpose of Anointing is reinterpreted - the return of the sick to the sacramental liturgical life of the Church, which is a condition for their holistic recovery. A similar theological understanding formed the basis of the entire further development of the lex orandi of the sacrament of Anointing. The initial simple forms became enriched by monastic and cathedral influences in connection with the daily liturgical life of the Church. With the beginning of the era of book printing and the Renaissance (XV-XVI centuries), the so-called synthetic ranks of the modern model appeared. The liturgy will continue to undergo changes, as evidenced by the spread of the abbreviated rite and the fashion for the general Assembly. In the article, we classified and researched the complex liturgical and theological background of the sacrament of St. Elias in a new way.

The persistence of print books: exploring language preference and format preference among Arabic-speaking library patrons in Jordan

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the reasons behind the persistent preference for printed content among Arabic-speaking library patrons in Jordan. Specifically, this study highlights the availability of reading materials in print, electronic and audible formats in Arabic as an intervening factor shaping reading behavior. More broadly, it aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of how language preference can impact reading format preferences. Design/methodology/approach This study’s research design revolves around understanding reading format preferences among registered members of Jordan’s largest and oldest private library. This approach involved the examination of secondary library user survey data collected from N = 313 of its patrons in 2022. To gain a greater understanding of the preference for printed materials, this study conducted semistructured interviews over the phone with n = 31 participants of the library’s survey. Findings The findings of this study indicate a strong preference for print books among Arabic-speaking library patrons in Jordan. However, the availability of content in electronic and audible formats in Arabic, their preferred reading language, emerged as a potentially significant factor in the persistent preference for printed reading materials. Originality/value This study offers new insights into the specific role that the availability of content in Arabic, and possibly languages other than English, may play in shaping reading format preferences. By shedding light on this aspect of reading behavior, this research offers valuable information for libraries and publishers seeking to cater to the needs and preferences of Arabic readers.

Preferring print: The planned behavior and preferences of first-generation college students in the academic library

BackgroundAcademic libraries have been adapting and changing their collections with technology. Often this technology has accompanied a transition from physical collections, such as print books, to electronic collections and electronic books. Understanding how this shift away from print formats might affect certain campus populations is essential as electronic collections continue to grow and expand in various academic institutions. MethodsThis mixed methods case study aimed to understand how first-generation college students at a public research university use print books versus electronic books. Data was collected in two phases, with the first phase consisting of a Likert scale survey distributed to 4419 potential participants. The second phase was a qualitative semi-structured interview with 19 self-identified participants from the survey. ResultsThe survey did not indicate a strong preference for print books over electronic books. However, the qualitative interviews did indicate that first-generation students preferred using print to facilitate their reading styles. ConclusionThe study showed that students prefer to use print books over electronic formats daily at their academic institutions for various factors, including the ability to focus and review information. However, the primary reason first-generation college students prefer print books is that it helps them retain information for classes better than electronic books.