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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Business of Books: How International Conglomerates Took Over Publishing and Changed the Way We Readby Andre Schiffrin
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Postwar American publishing has been ruthlessly transformed since André Schiffrin joined its ranks in 1956. Gone is a plethora of small but prestigious houses that often put ideas before profit in their publishing decisions, sometimes even deliberately. Now six behemoths share 80% of the market and profit margin is all. André Schiffrin can write about these changes with authority because he witnessed them from inside a conglomerate, as head of Pantheon, co-founded by his father bought (and sold) by Random House. And he can write about them with candor because he is no longer on the inside, having quit corporate publishing in disgust to setup a flourishing independent house, the New Press. Schiffrin's evident affection for his authors sparkles throughout a story woven around publishing the work of those such as Studs Terkel, Noam Chomsky, Gunnar Myrdal, George Kennan, Juliet Mitchell, R.D.Laing, Eric Hobsbawm and E.P. Thompson. Part-memoir, part-history, here is an account of the collapsing standards of contemporary publishing that is irascible, acute and passionate. An engaging counterpoint to recent, celebratory memoirs of the industry written by those with more stock options and fewer scruples than Schiffrin, The Business of Books warns of the danger to adventurous, intelligent publishing in the bullring of today's marketplace. Review:"[A] salutary and sensibly written reminder of the ideals that drew so many into publishing, and...are so seldom reflected in it today." Publishers Weekly Review:"Impassioned...a fascinating account of the post-world War II publishing scene." USA Today Review: "André Schiffrin is an old-fashioned New York publisher, the sort that loves and believes in books. Not just best-sellers, but little books with big ideas." The Times Review: "André Schiffrin presents a sombre portrait of American publishing where the pursuit of profit has strangled all creativity." Nouvel Observateur Review: "It is at once a riveting chronicle of the qualitataive rise and fall of the American reader and a very personal book." Village Voice About the AuthorAndré Schiffrin was, for thirty years, Publisher at Pantheon. He is the Director of the New Press, which he founded in 1993. He contributes a regular column on publishing to the Chronicle of Higher Education. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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