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BL
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1034499
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b788869
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| Main Entry
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Greenberg, Joshua M.
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| Title & Author
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From BetaMax to Blockbuster : : video stores and the invention of movies on video /\ by Joshua M. Greenberg.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. ;London :: MIT,, 2008.
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| Series Statement
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Inside technology
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1 online resource (214 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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0262274280
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: 1282099515
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: 1435635248
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: 6612099518
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: 9780262274289
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: 9781282099517
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: 9781435635241
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: 9786612099519
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0262072904
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9780262072908
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Videophiles and Betamania: Hacking the VCR; 2 "Hollywood in a Box": Reconstructing Videotapes as Transparent Media; 3 Retailers; 4 Movie Culture in the Video Store and at Home; 5 Retailers, Employees, and Consumers; 6 Building Closure Around Video (Stores); 7 The Thin Line Between Movie and Technology; Epilogue; Appendix: Notes on the videostoreproject.com Website; Notes; Index.
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| Abstract
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How the VCR was transformed from a machine that records television into a medium for movies.
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Video recordings industry-- History.
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Videocassette recorders.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Television Video.
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Video recordings industry.
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Videocassette recorders.
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| Dewey Classification
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384.55/8
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| LC Classification
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TK6655.V5G74 2008eb
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