{"product_id":"merchants-of-culture-john-b-thompson-9780452297722","title":"Merchants of Culture: The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"All you need to know about the industry at a time of momentous change.\" \u003cbr\u003e-Drake McFeely, chairman and president, W.W. Norton \u0026amp; Company \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly five centuries, the world of book publishing remained largely static. But at the dawn of the twenty-first century, the industry faces a combination of economic pressures and technological change that is forcing publishers to alter their practices and think hard about the future of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Thompson's riveting account dissects the roles of publishers, agents, and booksellers in the United States and Britain, charting their transformation since the 1960s. Offering an in-depth analysis of how the digital revolution is changing the game today, \u003ci\u003eMerchants of Culture\u003c\/i\u003e is the one book that anyone with a stake in the industry needs to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John B. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0452297729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452297722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.10d","brand":"John B. Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990186590463,"sku":"9780452297722","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11e79600-35d0-4722-ba0b-7d4dcf53ba23.jpg?v=1683303488","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/merchants-of-culture-john-b-thompson-9780452297722","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}