《从甲骨文到E-Publications:跨越三千年的中国出版》

《从甲骨文到E-Publications:跨越三千年的中国出版(英文版)》介绍：One of the world's four ancient civilizations, Chinese civili-zation has continued for thousands of years without inter-ruption. It is a culture characterized by long history, richcontent, unity in diversity, deep and far-reaching influence,and continuous development. To review 3,000 years of Chi-nese publishing is to see the reasons behind the changesthat took place in each period of publishing activity. There-fore, the publication and presentation to the world of thisillustrated summation of China's 3,000 years of publishing isof great significance.The contents of the book is divided into four periods, achronological approach that displays China's publishinghistory and culture against the whole panorama of Chinesecultural development. Papermaking technology, printingtechnology and the application of modern digital technol-ogy are the transition markers, thus: 1. The invention ofcharacters and the appearance of books - the era of writ-ings on bamboo and silk; 2. The invention of papermak-ing technology - the era of books handwritten on paper;3. The invention and development of printing technology -the printing era; 4. The development of digital technology,a profound influence on Chinese publishing - our currentdigital publishing era. Modern Chinese publishing is highlydiverse in character, a pattern that encompasses print pub-lishing, on-line publishing and mobile-phone publishing.