The Business of Books by Andre Schiffrin
Part-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.
Andre Schiffrin is an old-fashioned New York publisher, the sort that loves and believes in booksNot just best-sellers, but little books with big ideas. * The Times [London] *
André Schiffrin presents a somber portrait of American publishing where the pursuit of profit has strangled all creativity. * Nouvel Observateur *
Newsworthy and important, eloquent, smart, thoughtful, and well-presented. * The Nation *
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. * Business Week *
André Schiffrin presents a somber portrait of American publishing where the pursuit of profit has strangled all creativity. * Nouvel Observateur *
Newsworthy and important, eloquent, smart, thoughtful, and well-presented. * The Nation *
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. * Business Week *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781859843628 |
| ISBN 10 | 185984362X |
| Title | The Business of Books |
| Author | Andre Schiffrin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2001-11-17 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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