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100			_aThompson, John B. _9217312
245			_aMerchants of culture: the publishing business in the twenty-first century _cThompson, John B.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_c2012 _bPolity Press _aNew York
300			_ax, 441 p.
365			_aUSD _b20.95
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aAll you need to know about the industry at a time of momentous change." -Drake McFeely, chairman and president, W.W. Norton & Company For nearly five centuries, the world of book publishing remained largely static. But at the dawn of the twenty-first century, the industry faces a combination of economic pressures and technological change that is forcing publishers to alter their practices and think hard about the future of the book. John Thompson’s riveting account dissects the roles of publishers, agents, and booksellers in the United States and Britain, charting their transformation since the 1960s. Offering an in-depth analysis of how the digital revolution is changing the game today, Merchants of Culture is the one book that anyone with a stake in the industry needs to read.
650			_aGeneral
650			_aPublishers and publishing - Great Britain - History
650			_aPublishers and publishing - United States - History
650			_aPublishers and publishing - Technological innovations
650			_aBooksellers and bookselling - Great Britain
650			_aBooksellers and bookselling - United States
650			_aLiterary agents - Great Britain
650			_aLiterary agents - United States
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