"From Gutenberg to Amazon, Michael Castleman's [book] is the first and only history of publishing told from a veteran author's point of view. ... It is a deeply researched ... history of the idiosyncratic book business--aimed at authors, aspiring authors, booksellers, industry professionals, and everyone who loves to read books. Organized into three distinct book businesses, all defined by the evolution of printing, [it] explores how each new book business upended its predecessor, forcing authors, publishers, and ...
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"From Gutenberg to Amazon, Michael Castleman's [book] is the first and only history of publishing told from a veteran author's point of view. ... It is a deeply researched ... history of the idiosyncratic book business--aimed at authors, aspiring authors, booksellers, industry professionals, and everyone who loves to read books. Organized into three distinct book businesses, all defined by the evolution of printing, [it] explores how each new book business upended its predecessor, forcing authors, publishers, and booksellers to adapt to ever-changing circumstances. It's a story full of surprises: why did books become favored Christmas presents? Because of a poem written in 1823. Why is New York the nation's publishing capital? Because of the Erie Canal. Why are book endorsements called 'blurbs?' Because of a satirist's joke in 1907. And why is copyright often an illusion? Because publishing was founded on book piracy, which today is easier and more rampant than ever"--
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