By the Book3 rassemble des chercheurs du domaine du livre et de l’édition, aux côtés des professionnels de l’industrie, pour examiner les questions clés qui concernent la transformation numérique. Il s’agit d’un lieu d’échanges consacré à l’évolution d’un vaste domaine de recherche qui s’étend de l’histoire à l’économie du livre.

Contexte

If we examine global book production over the last 70 years, there is a clear discrepancy between the growth in population, the number of titles published, and the number of books sold and lent. Between 1940 and 2011, the population of the world grew by 366 per cent and annual global title production by more than 1,000 per cent ; yet between 1954 and 2011 the number of books sold each year increased by only 35 per cent. These numbers clearly indicate that the number of book producers and authors was growing much faster than the time and money devoted to book buying and reading.
At the same time there has been a fragmentation of audiences across a range of digital media and devices, which is challenging traditional media from newspapers and books to television. The divergent trends in book production and consumption pose a set of pressing questions :

The fee for attendance at By the Book3 or the presentation of a paper (given it is accepted) is 200 euros.
There will be some accommodation available at the conference venue, the Villa Finaly, but equally delegates are free to make their own arrangements in the city.
Delegates are responsible for their own travel arrangments.