Reluctant capitalists : bookselling and the culture of consumption /
Over the past half-century, bookselling, like many retail industries, has evolved from an arena dominated by independent bookstores to one in which chain stores have significant market share. Looking at a century of book retailing, this text demonstrates that the independent/chain dynamic is not ent...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2006.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=260169 |
| Summary: | Over the past half-century, bookselling, like many retail industries, has evolved from an arena dominated by independent bookstores to one in which chain stores have significant market share. Looking at a century of book retailing, this text demonstrates that the independent/chain dynamic is not entirely new. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 316 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-297) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226525921 0226525929 9780226525907 0226525902 1281965960 9781281965967 9786611965969 6611965963 |