"With examples from trade journals, news media, films, advertisements, and a host of other commercial and scholarly materials, Striphas tells a story of modern publishing that proves, even in a rapidly digitizing world, books are anything but dead.

"[2] Striphas presents some trends and events that are taking place in the contemporary book and printing industry.

According to Columbia University Press, The Late Age of Print is somewhat an antidote for the statements that say the end of the book is near.

Winner of Outstanding Book Award from National Communication Association's Critical Cultural Studies Division.

— Gwen M. Gregory, Information Today [5] "It is rare to say of a university press hardcover that it is a "must-read," but for those interested in the confluence of culture and economics as it relates to books, that is what The Late Age of Print is."