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Explore the technological foundations of mass media, including print technology like books, newspapers, and magazines, as well as electronic platforms such as radio, television, and the World Wide Web. This study addresses the intricacies of audience segmentation—elite, popular, and specialized groups—how literacy, affluence, and leisure time shape audience engagement and presence. Additionally, it examines the growth of literary culture, the impact of social change through books, and the innovative marketing strategies in today’s book industry, including electronic publishing and audiobooks.
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Mass Media Technological Basis • Print Technology • Books, Newspapers, Magazines • Electronic Technology • Records, Radio, Television, World Wide Web • Chemical Technology • Movies, Photography
The E-P-S Curve • Elite Audiences • Popular Audiences • Specialized Audiences
E-P-S Curve Size of Audience of a given message Elite Popular Specialized
E-P-S Curve Size of Audience of a given message Literacy Poverty Elite Popular Specialized
E-P-S Curve Size of Audience of a given message Higher education Affluence Leisure time Population size Literacy Poverty Elite Popular Specialized
E-P-S Curve Size of Audience of a given message Higher education Affluence Leisure time Population size Literacy Poverty Elite Popular Specialized
E-P-S Curve Size of Audience of a given message Higher education Affluence Leisure time Population size Literacy Poverty Elite Popular Specialized
E-P-S Curve Size of Audience of a given message Higher education Affluence Leisure time Population size Literacy Poverty Elite Popular Specialized
Growth of Literary Culture • Scribal Culture • “Lecture” System of Education • Prior Restraint
Books and Social Change • Elite Dominance of Cultural Norms • Paperbacks Reflecting Social and Economic Change • Dime Novel • Democratization of Knowledge
Supplying the Audience’s Demand • Markets and Processes in the Book Industry • Textbooks • The Trade Market: • Fiction & Nonfiction
Marketing of books • Mass marketing and promotion • Retail chain stores • Ad campaigns • Point-of-purchase displays • Subsidiary rights • Adaptations for additional markets • Examples: Movie rights • Book club editions • Paperback editions
Trends and Innovations • Electronic Publishing • Audiobooks • Multimedia Products • Superstores • Content is Key