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The business of books : how international conglomerates took over publishing and

The business of books : how international conglomerates took over publishing and changed the way we read / Andr� Schiffrin Hardcover - 2001

by Schiffrin, Andr�

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London ; New York : Verso, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xiv, 178 p. ; 19 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-174) and index. Summary; Part-memoir, part-history, here is an account of the collapsing standards of contemporary publishing. Gone is the plethora of small but prestigious houses that often put ideas before profit in their publishing decisions. Now 6 behemoths share 80% of the market and margin is all. Part-memoir, part-history, here is an account of the collapsing standards of contemporary publishing. Subjects; Schiffrin, Andr�. Pantheon Books � History � 20th century. Random House (Firm) � History � 20th century. Publishers and publishing � United States � History � 20th century. Publishers and publishing � United States � Mergers � History � 20th century. Book industries and trade � United States � History � 20th century. Small presses � United States � History � 20th century. KNTP: Publishing industry. Publishers and publishing � United States � Biography. Publishers and publishing � United States � History. Bookselling and publishing � 1950-1999. Bookselling and publishing � U.S.A. � 20th century. Publishing industry ; Biography & autobiography: general. LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading. Publishers and publishing ; History ; 20th century ; United States. Schiffrin, Andre.
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André Schiffrin was, for thirty years, the publisher of Pantheon Books. In 1990 Schiffrin left Pantheon to found The New Press. He is the author of The Business of Books, Words and Money, A Political Education, and Dr. Seuss & Co. Go to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of America’s Leading Comic Artists. He divides his time between Paris and New York.

Media reviews

“A brief, incisive social history of post-war publishing in America ... a riveting chronicle of the rise and fall of the American reader.”—Village Voice

“An absorbing account of the revolution in publishing during the last decade.”—Financial Times

“Forceful evidence that corporate insistence on higher profits has been cultural and business folly. Moreover, while arguing this position, The Business of Books provides an absorbing memoir of Schiffrin’s fascinating life.”—Business Week

“Impassioned ... a fascinating account of the post-World War II publishing scene.”—USA Today

“Newsworthy and important ... eloquent and anguished ... impassioned and filled with righteous, if quiet, indignation ... smart, thoughtful and well-presented, News told truthfully and with loving care can always bring some hope.”—The Nation

“Schiffrin takes apart the publishing industry in a detached, careful manner, as if deboning a trout. He is impressively thorough and logical.”—Rocky Mountain News

About the author

Andre Schiffrin was, for thirty years, the publisher of Pantheon Books. In 1990 Schiffrin left Pantheon to found The New Press. He is the author of "The Business of Books, Words and Money, A Political Education," and "Dr. Seuss & Co. Go to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of America's Leading Comic Artists." He divides his time between Paris and New York.

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