{"product_id":"9780745663616","title":"Merchants of Culture The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMerchants of Culture\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn B. Thompson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThese are turbulent times in the world of book publishing. For nearly  five centuries the methods and practices of book publishing remained  largely unchanged, but at the dawn of the twenty-first century the  industry finds itself faced with perhaps the greatest challenges since  Gutenberg. A combination of economic pressures and technological change  is forcing publishers to alter their practices and think hard about the  future of the books in the digital age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book - the first  major study of trade publishing for more than 30 years - Thompson  situates the current challenges facing the industry in an historical  context, analysing the transformation of trade publishing in the United  States and Britain since the 1960s. He gives a detailed account of how  the world of trade publishing really works, dissecting the roles of  publishers, agents and booksellers and showing how their practices are  shaped by a field that has a distinctive structure and dynamic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis  new paperback edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to take  account of the most recent developments, including the dramatic increase  in ebook sales and its implications for the publishing industry and its  future.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of sociology at Jesus College, University of Cambridge.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 November 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745663616\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e456\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384457883788,"sku":"9780745663616","price":60.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745663616.jpg?v=1780155773","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780745663616","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}