The Business of Books by André Schiffrin
Part-memoir, part-history, The Business of Books is an irascible, acute and often passionate account of the collapsing standards of contemporary book publishing. It has appeared throughout the world in seventeen different editions.
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 *
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 *
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 | 9781859847633 |
| ISBN 10 | 1859847633 |
| Title | The Business of Books |
| Author | André Schiffrin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2000-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 190 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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