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The Culture and Commerce of Publishing in the 21st Century
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sets and applying the theoretical tools of both sociology and economics, The Culture and Commerce of Publishing in the 21st Century is the definitive social and economic analysis of the current state and future trends of the industry. This book examines the substantive issues, challenges, and problems confronting the diverse, and in many ways fragile, book publishing industry in the United States. The authors specifically emphasize the consumer, college textbook, … More >>
The Culture and Commerce of Publishing in the 21st Century
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The Business of Books: How the International Conglomerates Took Over Publishing and Changed the Way We Read
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Post-war American publishing has been ruthlessly transformed since Andre Schiffrin joined its ranks in 1956. Gone is a plethora of small but prestigious houses that often put ideas before profit in their publishing decisions, sometimes even deliberately. Now six behemoths share 80% of the market and profit margin is all. Andre Schiffrin can write about these changes with authority because he witnessed them from inside a conglomerate, as head of Pantheon, co-founded … More >>
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Book Business: Publishing Past, Present, and Future
- ISBN13: 9780393322347
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Jason Epstein has led arguably the most creative career in book publishing during the past half-century. He founded Anchor Books and launched the quality paperback revolution, cofounded the New York Review of Books, and created of the Library of America, the prestigious publisher of American classics, and The Reader’s Catalog, the precursor of online bookselling. In this short book he discusses the severe crisis facing the book business today—a crisis that affects… More >>
Book Business: Publishing Past, Present, and Future
Tags: american classics, anchor books, Book, book business, bookselling, Business, creative career, Future, library of america, paperback revolution, Past, Present, prestigious publisher, Publishing, quality paperback, remainder markRelated posts