Chapter 2 BOOKS
Importance of Books n Books in Human History –Johannes Gutenberg »Movable Type n Books in National Development –Cambridge Press –Harvard –William Holmes McGuffey
Importance of Books Although people are more in touch with other mass media day to day, books are the heart of creating American culture and passing it on to new generations.
Defining the Book Business n Trade Books –general interest n Textbooks –Schools –Reference Books
Innovations in Books n Paperbacks –Allen Lane, 1935 »Penguin Books –Robert de Graff, 1939 »Pocket Books
Innovations in Books “The paperback democratized reading in America.” Kenneth Davis
Innovations in Books n Electronic Books –Bookstore Downloads –Personal Downloads –Project Gutenberg
Book Marketing n Bookstores –Independents –Mall Stores –Superstores n Direct Marketing
Book Marketing n Bookstores –Independents –Mall Stores –Superstores
Book Marketing n Direct Marketing –Book Clubs –Web Shopping –Direct Mail
Commercial Success n Best-Sellers n Best-Seller Lists n Mass Marketing n Subsidiary Rights
Mass-Marketing Debate n Blockbuster Authors n Populist versus Elitist Views
Book Publishers n Major Houses n Small Presses n Vanity Presses n U.S. Government Printing Office
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