Merchants of Culture: The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century

by John Brookshire Thompson

Book Overview

"All 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.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452297729
• ISBN13: 9780452297722
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher