Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 1034384
Paratexts and ebooks
Paratexts and ebooks // By the Book 2016. Building audiences for the book in an age of media proliferation
Firenca, Italija, 2016. (predavanje, međunarodna recenzija, neobjavljeni rad, ostalo)
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Naslov
Paratexts and ebooks
Autori
Velagić, Zoran
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, ostalo
Skup
By the Book 2016. Building audiences for the book in an age of media proliferation
Mjesto i datum
Firenca, Italija, 23.06.2016. - 24.06.2016
Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje
Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija
Ključne riječi
paratext ; e-books ; print books ; publishing studies
Sažetak
This paper aims to compare and discuss functions and purposes of paratext in p- and e-books. Conceived as thresholds, the function of which is to guide readers of the printed book, to acquaint them with it and the writer’s intentions and enable efficient movement through the text (Gerard Genette, 1997), paratexts are sine quibus non in printed books. Yet, the role of purposeful paratext in e-books is unknown. Some paratexts (as TOC or indices) need book architecture based on pagination, which is lost in e-environments. Are such paratexts lost (eg. replaced with text searchability, that is regularly put forward as one of the advantages of the e- over the p-book), or they are going to be replaced with different ones (eg. start screens)? Some paratexts are changing place, as copyright notice, for many retailers do not want to include it in the 10-percent front sample they provide to potential consumers. Some paratexts, as dedications, prefaces, or introductions could be there, but are they still regarded as important testimonies of the writer’s intentions? Some texts (eg. footnotes) are detached from pages and, seemingly, sent to the realm of paratext. Some new elements (hyperlinks) are redirecting users to other texts, blurring the borders between texts and paratexts. Considering the scale of structural changes, it can be said that the architectures of the printed and the electronic books cannot be compared, particularly when we consider the latter as enhanced (multimodal) e-books or even book- apps. This paper contributes to the discussion underlining the changes in book front and back matters, or paratexts.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti
