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  The Business of Books: How the International Conglomerates Took Over Publishing and Changed the Way We Read (Paperback) By (author) Andre Schiffrin

  

  

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  Short Description for The Business of BooksPart-memoir, part-history, here is an account of the collapsing standards of contemporary publishing that is irascible and often passionate. "The Business of Books" warns of the danger to adventurous, intelligent publishing in the bullring of today's marketplace.
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  • Publisher: Verso Books
  • Published: 17 November 2001
  • Format: Paperback 194 pages
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  • Categories: Biography: Business & Industry | Biography: Literary | Literary Studies: General | Publishing Industry
  • ISBN 13: 9781859843628 ISBN 10: 185984362X
  • Sales rank: 349,926

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Full description for The Business of Books

• 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.