Theodore G. Striphas is an American academic and author of '' The Late Age of Print''.

Career

Striphas received his

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from the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which r ...

. He is currently an associate professor of Media Studies in the College of Media, Communication and Information at the

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''The Late Age of Print''

'' The Late Age of Print'' is Striphas's best-known and best-selling work, published by

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. The book discusses technological innovations in printing and publishing, such as

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's book scanning and Amazon's Kindle. In addition, ''The Late Age of Print'' discusses the inevitability of the Borders Bookstore bankruptcy and subsequent closure. The book has received generally positive reviews from

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and other sources. Striphas's blog continues discussion of the critical and technological issues raised in ''The Late Age of Print.'' The blog has received praise from

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and other sources.

Awards

He received the 2010 Book of the Year Award from the

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's Critical Cultural Studies Division for ''The Late Age of Print''.

References

External links

Blog: The Late Age of Print

Indiana University faculty page

Department of Communication and Culture faculty page
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