Shaping the European future with books (facts and thoughts regarding a conference)

  • Csaba Horvath Óbuda University, Institute of Media Technology and Light Industry Engineering
  • Tamas Loos Alfoldi Printing House Ltd.
  • Kornel Remete Alfoldi Printing House Ltd.
Keywords: future of print, book production, publishing, book market trends, sustainability

Abstract

The authors – who have been working in the world of printed books for decades – tried to formulate the challenges and trends that characterize the future coexistence of European people with printed books by analyzing recently published scientific publications, conference presentations and expert reports.

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6. Smithers (Ed.: Thomas Poetz): European Book market report 2021, Smithers & Intergraf, Brussels, 2021, p. 27.
Published
2023-08-31