Reluctant Capitalists: Bookselling and the Culture of Consumption

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2007
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Bookselling has evolved from an arena dominated by independent bookstores to one in which chain stores have significant market share. Yet unlike other retail industries, bookselling should be above questions of profit. This work investigates what drives this belief and how it is affected by the changing retail environment.

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Bookselling has evolved from an arena dominated by independent bookstores to one in which chain stores have significant market share. Yet unlike other retail industries, bookselling should be "above" questions of profit. This work investigates what drives this belief and how it is affected by the changing retail environment.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 326
Edition: New
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 22 Jun 2007
ISBN 10: 0226525910
ISBN 13: 9780226525914