This book is an essential update arising from the need for scholarly information dissemination
in this area due to the rapid pace of change.There are two noticeable improvements to this
edition compared to the last one. Firstly the organization of the material is separated into
groups involved in the electronic publishing industry making it easier for users to find
relevant information. Secondly the book is now larger in size allowing it to present the
detailed diagrams more clearly. Like the previous edition the title still aims to quantify the
future size of the electronic publishing industry and provides practical data to support
investment decisions in information systems for electronic media and serves as an aid to
forward planning. Plus all the sources of the original book are revisited and updated.
