Nov 17, 2009

Book Business | Book Business

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Author: Jason Epstein
First Published: 2001
Type of Work: Literary history
Time of Work: The 1950’s through 2000
Setting: New York City
Genres: Nonfiction, History
Subjects: 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Literature, 1980’s, Publishing or publishers, 1990’s, Corporations
Locales: New York, NY

Jason Epstein’s Book Business: Publishing, Past, Present, and Future is based on three lectures given in October, 1999, at the New York Public Library’s Center for Scholars and Writers. His story traces the evolution of publishing from the earliest means of communicating (through sound, rhythm, and movement) to Gutenberg and beyond—ending with today’s electronic advances and their implications for the future of the written word. Epstein has seen the business at its best—during what most consider the Golden Age of publishing in the 1960’s—and at its worst—during...

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