Book excerpt: Formally Plunkett's Entertainment & Media Industry Almanac, this book covers these exciting developments and sweeping changes within the world of entertainment, media and publishing. With astonishing speed, entertainment, media and publishing have digitized, evolving into a highly dynamic industry, interconnected by global digital platforms in a manner that few people could even have conceived of a few decades ago. You'll find our analysis provides a complete overview of the industry along with market research reports in one superb, value-priced package. "A critically important reference book?Providing complete access to the U.S. entertainment and media industry?This essential reference covers trends, economics, growth plans, careers and occupations, technology and much more." Midwest Review of Books