Internet Publishing and Beyond: The Economics of Digital Information and Intellectual Property

by Brian Kahin, Hal R. Varian, Books24x7 Inc.

This volume examines emerging economic and business models for global publishing and information access, as well as the attendant transformation of international information markets, institutions, and businesses. It provides those in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors with a practical framework for dealing with the new information markets.

The rapid growth of the Internet and the World Wide Web is transforming the way information...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262611597
• ISBN13: 9780262611596
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Is the Internet Doomed?

Yes, if principles outlined in this book are not heeded. Strangely, the fundamental economics of copyright intellectual property have been glossed over by many eBusinesses seeking to grab "eyeballs" instead of dollars. No wonder so many "content sites" are failing. The selection of articles in this book is first rate and should be read by anyone in the publishing, music or software businesses. There is some advanced economic analysis with a fair bit of math, but the articles are quite accessible to non-economists like myself. You have just read a review of a book. Is my review "worth" anything? What did it "cost?" Will all books eventually by digital? Read this book to find out.