Media, Information & Communication Industries

Dependence on computers has had a transformative effect on human society. Cybernetics is now woven into the core functions of virtually every basic...

Few newspaper editors are remembered beyond their lifetimes, but David Astor of the Observer is a great exception to the rule. He converted a staid...

In the 1920s, newspapers and real estate developers colluded in a scheme to sell tiny vacation lots to subscribers. A zealous advertising campai...

The ground beneath the book publishing industry dramatically shifted in 2007, the year the Kindle and the iPhone debuted. Widespread consumer deman...

Journalists have often put themselves in danger to convey crucial information to the public. Many journalists have even died doing their jobs, inve...

Reading this book you will discover how to: * become inspired to write * get started on your book * organise and plan your book * prepare and res...

The official style guide followed by The Times and The Sunday Times. Uncover the rules, conventions and policies on spelling, grammar and...

"A largely untold, much more controversial story… anything but a hagiography. A fresh, incisive take on the band." - MOJO **** "Fink's ability to o...

AN EVENING STANDARD, ECONOMIST AND DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR _______________ 'Gripping and brilliantly done' - The Times ‘Unashamedly roma...

The Best American Magazine Writing 2019 presents articles honored by this year’s National Magazine Awards, showcasing outstanding writing that addr...

Stop just using social media and learn how to promote with it with ÊSocial Media Promotions for MusiciansÊ. The book reveals a host of online insid...

How digital technology is upending the traditional creative industries—and why that’s a good thingThe digital revolution poses a mortal threat to t...

You've heard the controversy, now read the book:Sticky Fingers is Joe Hagan's pulsing account of 50 years of rock'n'roll excess from Jann Wenner, f...

From Tin Pan Alley to grand opera, player-pianos to phonograph records, David Suisman’s Selling Sounds explores the rise of music as big business a...

Paparazzi photography has emerged as a key element in today’s media landscape. This book charts the historical and cultural significance of the ind...

To continue doing business in Germany after Hitler's ascent to power, Hollywood studios agreed not to make films that attacked the Nazis or condemn...

How do you make a song into a global smash hit that is guaranteed to make millions? Read The Song Machine and find out!From Tin Pan Alley and Motow...

“Publish and be damned”, Wellington’s famous adage, runs like a leitmotiv through John Calder’s memoirs. He has been damned by a censorious press, ...

______________________The hilarious, outrageously witty, and surprisingly touching memoir about growing up in India and coming of age in sixties Lo...