Simon Rosenberg studied English philology, medieval and modern history at the University of Münster, where he also finished his PhD. He was a research and teaching assistant at the Institute for Book Studies & Textual Research and later senior assistant professor at the English Department of the University of Münster, taking over teaching and administrative duties for the chair of book studies.

• 1. Basic Concepts: Value and Acceptance2. The Gutenberg Age3. The Industrial Age4. The Digital Age

«In Rosenberg’s book, I valued clear phrasing, a well demarcated organization, previews and summaries for emphasis, and, above all, erudition […]. I hear lots of facile discussions of the book as a commodity; this is not one.»(James E. May, The Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer, October 2020)

Simon Rosenberg studied English philology, medieval and modern history at the University of Münster, where he also finished his PhD. He was a research and teaching assistant at the Institute for Book Studies & Textual Research and later senior assistant professor at the English Department of the University of Münster, taking over teaching and administrative duties for the chair of book studies.

• 1. Basic Concepts: Value and Acceptance2. The Gutenberg Age3. The Industrial Age4. The Digital Age

«In Rosenberg’s book, I valued clear phrasing, a well demarcated organization, previews and summaries for emphasis, and, above all, erudition […]. I hear lots of facile discussions of the book as a commodity; this is not one.»(James E. May, The Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer, October 2020)

Simon Rosenberg studied English philology, medieval and modern history at the University of Münster, where he also finished his PhD. He was a research and teaching assistant at the Institute for Book Studies & Textual Research and later senior assistant professor at the English Department of the University of Münster, taking over teaching and administrative duties for the chair of book studies.

• 1. Basic Concepts: Value and Acceptance2. The Gutenberg Age3. The Industrial Age4. The Digital Age

«In Rosenberg’s book, I valued clear phrasing, a well demarcated organization, previews and summaries for emphasis, and, above all, erudition […]. I hear lots of facile discussions of the book as a commodity; this is not one.»(James E. May, The Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer, October 2020)