The Publishing Industry has benefited from blockchain technology. There are millions of journals that are published every year across the world that cannot be maintained in a single place, which could be solved by the blockchain. The works of the authors can be credited under their name and the system can recognize the writer's work so the authorship can be managed. The publishers can also print or publish books digitally and the copyrights agreement between the author and the publisher for publication can also be managed in the blockchain. A smart contract is an agreement where an author can sign it using an electronic signature. Blockchain also supports self-publishing with micro payment and content monetization. The books of the author can be distributed to the readers directly in the blockchain avoiding a third party such as Amazon.
Publishing Industry through not only innovative tools but also through the systemization and standardization of both new and older practices. The chapter focuses on the impact of information in the publishing chain which is introduced as information publishing chain-circle-circuit. Initially, the chapter examines information mechanisms of the printed page including visual information since the Renaissance exhibiting that information has always been a value, a need & an aim for publishing. The significance of data is then enlightened discussing in that framework the role of the publisher. Thereafter, the use of mobiles and tablets in publishing is pointed out focusing on the new forms of the book and on the development of publishing strategies. In the end, the publishing chain is introduced as information value chain-circle-circuit.
The publishing industry plays a disproportionately large role in determining what counts as knowledge in schools. Ostensibly, the goals of standardizing curricular texts are to promote consistency across schools, districts, and states; to establish a common knowledge base (national history, identity, language, and culture); and to ensure quality control. More often than not, however, corporate standardization and government regulation of textbook publishing impede innovation and flexibility on the part of teachers and local schools. This results in the deskilling of teachers as professionals, and the production of texts that are characterized by superficial and biased treatment of topics, and include irrelevant materials and unchallenging tasks. Given the focus on competing in a global marketplace, collaborations between governments and corporate publishers usually result in textbooks aimed at covering as much material as possible (i.e., breadth over depth), and usually in ways that represent and reinforce the perspectives of dominant groups.
