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When someone mentions the “Gutenberg Project” today, he or she is not necessarily referring to Johannes Gensfleisch and his famous 1450 invention of the movable printing types — they may just as well be talking about a virtual archive which has been providing text online since 1994, and now even e-books. As a result of the digital revolution of the late 20th century, this industry focusing on the dissemination of media content — and dating back as far as the 15th century — is now faced with major change.
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Wössner, M. (2003). The Media: An Industry with Tradition at the Crossroads. In: Vizjak, A., Ringlstetter, M. (eds) Media Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24786-9_2
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