Denis Janot is the prime example of a vernacular printer espousing the highest standards of French Renaissance printing, highly influential in the adoption of roman type to the printing of vernacular material, and a key figure in the development of book illustration. This biblio…
Introduction: The problem of genesis -- The formative phase of Arab printing : a historical overview -- Printers and publishers -- Books, journals, cartes de visite -- Diffusion channels -- Advancing circulation -- Reading and readers -- Reading in public -- Conclusion
In a brief historic moment, printing presses, publishing ventures, a periodical press, circulation networks, and a mass readership came into being all at once in the Middle East, where none had previously existed, with ramifications in every sphere of the community's life. Among…
"Over four editions, Alison Baverstock's How to Market Books has established itself as the industry standard text on marketing for the publishing industry, and the go-to reference guide for professionals and students alike. With the publishing world changing like never before, a…
Mit engl. und russ. Zusammenfass.
Mit engl. und russ. Zusammenfass.
The trade in books has always been and remains an ambiguous commercial activity, associated as it is with literature and the exchange of ideas. This collection is concerned with the cultural and economic roles of independent bookstores, and it considers how eight shops founded d…
