1. Introducing book research quarterly

   • John P. Dessauer

   EditorialNotes Pages: 3 - 4

2. Introduction: The book in the electronic age

   • JPD

   EditorialNotes Pages: 5 - 6

3. The impact of new technology on the availability of publications

   • Priscilla Oakeshott

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 14

4. The diverse psychologies and functions of print and electronics

   • Dan Lacy

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 25

5. The electronic book in education, or, electrons don’t get tired

   • Joseph I. Lipson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 26 - 35

6. Development of a new literacy

   • Benjamin M. Compaine

   OriginalPaper Pages: 36 - 48

7. What electronics make possible in the schools

   • Ron E. Veselka

   OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 57

8. Reading, writing, and electronics

   • Fred M. Hechinger

   OriginalPaper Pages: 58 - 62

9. Television and children’s reading behavior

   • Susan B. Neuman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 67

10. The political economy of database technology

    • Irving Louis Horowitz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 68 - 80

11. The human side of the technological revolution

    • James R. Squire

    OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 89

12. Concluding comments

    • John P. Dessauer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 90 - 94

13. Reading comprehension research in the past decade: Implications for educational publishing

    • Jeanne S. Chall
    • Steven A. Stahl

    Article Pages: 95 - 102

14. U.S. book industries

    • William S. Lofquist

    Statistical Series Pages: 103 - 106

15. Reporting book prices

    • Frederick C. Lynden

    OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 110

16. Book reviews

    • Judith Appelbaum

    BookReview Pages: 111 - 118