Thesis--Amsterdam. / "Stellingen": [2] p. inserted. Includes bibliographical references (p. [134]-158) and index.

Proefschrift--Amsterdam. / "Ouvrages consultés": p. [162]-166.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 473-481).

by Chung Ka Po, Lai Chun Hung. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-55). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- BACKGROUND - ABOUT THE BOOKSTORE INDUSTRY --- p.4 / What is an Online Bookstore --- p.4 / An Overview of the US Bookstore Industry --- p.5 / A review on Amazon.com: the US online bookstore giant --- p.6 / An overview of the Hong Kong bookstore industry --- p.7 / Online bookstores in Hong Kong --- p.10 / WTO's effect on the development of online bookstore in Hong Kong --- p.12 / Chapter III. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.14 / Research into the Value of Internet Commerce to Customers --- p.14 / The Importance of Value --- p.17 / An Empirical Study --- p.18 / Chapter IV. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.19 / Questionnaire Development --- p.19 / Sample and Data Collection --- p.21 / Chapter V. --- MEASUREMENT --- p.22 / Definition of Variables --- p.22 / Chapter VI. --- RESULTS --- p.31 / Tests for Online Bookstore --- p.31 / Tests for Conventional Bookstore --- p.35 / Chapter VII. --- RECOMMENDATIONS & CONCLUSION --- p.40 / Recommendation 1: Better Security System --- p.40 / "Recommendation 2: Build Trust, Increase Brand Equity" --- p.42 / Recommendation 3: Increase Choice --- p.43 / Recommendation 4: Maximize Access to Information --- p.43 / Limitations and Future Research --- p.44 / APPENDIX --- p.47 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.51

Thesis (Rev.). / Electronic ed. avail. at the URL: http: / / digital.casalini.it/ 8887298718. G. Calvert (17th. cent.). Includes bibliographical references and name index.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität zu München, 1983. / Cover title: Die Buchmesse in Frankfurt am Main vor 1560. Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-203).

<p>During the 17th century the production and distribution of printed works increased in Stockholm and Uppsala. However, all works that the publisher wanted to print, did not reach the reader. This thesis aimed to show when, where and how printed books and dissertations did not reach the reader. To achieve this aim, aspects of several well known models showing systems of book production and distribution were combined and adapted to suit Swedish conditions in the 17th century. This combined model focused on processes of selection and was presented and used as a theoretical approach. Processes of selection in this paper are processes in which often a conscious choice was made of which books people produced and distributed. By using literature that had already been written about the chosen subject the paper examines what this material tells us about processes of selection during the selected period. Six processes of selection have been identified and discussed, three belonging to the production of works and three belonging to the distribution of works. During the production publishers’ motives and conditions for publishing and how this affected what they chose and did not choose to publish were discussed. Publishers with economical motives might publish fewer books which contained new ideas as reprinting popular books probably resulted in a higher profit. If a publisher wanted to use the publishing of a book as a way to further his career that probably could lead to fewer books containing offensive material being published. The state of the printing material and the economy of the printer and publisher were things that could affect which books that were printed. Books that came to Stockholm and Uppsala from other countries could be lost while being transported. The increase and decrease of the book collection at the university library in Uppsala affected the reader’s range of books to choose from. This is a two years master’s thesis in library and information science.</p>

During the 17th century the production and distribution of printed works increased in Stockholm and Uppsala. However, all works that the publisher wanted to print, did not reach the reader. This thesis aimed to show when, where and how printed books and dissertations did not reach the reader. To achieve this aim, aspects of several well known models showing systems of book production and distribution were combined and adapted to suit Swedish conditions in the 17th century. This combined model focused on processes of selection and was presented and used as a theoretical approach. Processes of selection in this paper are processes in which often a conscious choice was made of which books people produced and distributed. By using literature that had already been written about the chosen subject the paper examines what this material tells us about processes of selection during the selected period. Six processes of selection have been identified and discussed, three belonging to the production of works and three belonging to the distribution of works. During the production publishers’ motives and conditions for publishing and how this affected what they chose and did not choose to publish were discussed. Publishers with economical motives might publish fewer books which contained new ideas as reprinting popular books probably resulted in a higher profit. If a publisher wanted to use the publishing of a book as a way to further his career that probably could lead to fewer books containing offensive material being published. The state of the printing material and the economy of the printer and publisher were things that could affect which books that were printed. Books that came to Stockholm and Uppsala from other countries could be lost while being transported. The increase and decrease of the book collection at the university library in Uppsala affected the reader’s range of books to choose from. This is a two years master’s thesis in library and information science.

Thesis--Nijmegen, 1983. / Dutch and French; summary in French. Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-290) and index.

While 'book hunger' in Third World societies was regarded by a 'first generation' of theorists, working in the modernization/diffusion of innovation paradigm, as a cause of underdevelopment (and thus requiring the correction of problems relating to the undersupply of books to Third World countries by means of book aid policies, transfer of expertise and technology, and development of modern (western) publishing and distribution procedures and infrastructures), a 'second generation' of theorists working in the dependency/disassociation paradigm responded by insisting that 'book hunger' was an effect of the underdevelopment of peripheral economies, and a symptom of the debilitating cultural effects of the global economic order, with its skewed international distribution of knowledge, resources and capital. In recent approaches to the topic of 'book hunger' (which are wary of the sweeping dichotomies of dependency theory), 'book hunger' serves to describe a chronic shortage of books which results from complex structural inequities and antagonisms, from the distorting effects of global rationalization, as well as from local economic arrangements and policy mechanisms which do not adequately meet the knowledge and information needs of competing local cultural formations. 'Book hunger' is seen to derive from a range of causes, and to produce a range of effects, which correspond to the varying needs, resources, and conditions operative in - and the cultural media and knowledge infrastructures available within specific societies. Obviously, 'book hunger' is rooted to a considerable degree in the specific historical configurations and socioeconomic circumstances of specific countries. An understanding of complex, globally-interlinked socio-cultural, political and economic structures and practices is thus crucial to understanding 'book hunger' in South Africa. A survey of global and local environments within which scholarly books are produced and circulated - including South African distribution systems and knowledge dissemination networks - makes it possible to sketch an approach to South Africa's own 'book hunger:' which is sensitive to the complexity and the specificity of conditions in the local booktrade, and which is able to contribute to the complex debates on local knowledge infrastructures, strategies for book development and new forms of distribution which are now beginning to take place in South Africa. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, 1994.