Exam 4: Books: The Birth of the Mass Media

Why do libraries remain relevant in the 21st century?

Prior to the development of Gutenberg's printing press,there were no books published.

Printing was invented by which of the following?

The federal government is one of the largest publishers in the United States.

Audiobooks have become more popular in part because of the ready availability of smartphones and smart speakers.

What do The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,Beloved,The Scarlet Letter,and Of Mice and Men have in common?

John Green is known for ______.

Use concepts discussed in the book so far to explain why the Unicode Consortium put so much effort into making sure that emojis represent a wide range of skin tones and hair color/styles?

The Ingram Book Group is the book wholesaler that distributes books to independent bookstores and Amazon.com.

Publishers view books as one more product in the entertainment business.

Janet Evanovich became a best-selling author by doing which of the following?

According to your textbook,what are two reasons people might want to ban/restrict books?

In a brief essay,discuss the steps a book goes through before it is purchased by the public.

Name the three major players (or elements)of the book business.

The people who choose which textbook to use are also the people who buy them.

In a brief essay,explain why independent bookstores have staged a resurgence since 2009.

The development of the printing press led to the standardizing of language,spelling,and grammar.

One reason that independent bookstores grew in popularity over the last several years is because they have a good understanding of the types of books their customers like.

In the United States,books are usually banned at a national level and are generally unavailable once they have been banned.

A form of picture writing that has become popular through the use of touch screen devices in the 21st century is known as ______.