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HOW BOOKS CAME TO AMERICA: THE RISE OF THE AMERICAN BOOK By John Hruschka *NEW*
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- ISBN-10
- 0271050829
- Book Title
- How Books Came to America: The Rise of the American Book Trade
- Publication Name
- Penn State University Press
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Unknown
- Type
- Paperback
- Number Of Pages
- 248
- Item Length
- 6 inches
- Item Width
- 0.69 inches
- Item Height
- 9 inches
- Item Weight
- 0 pounds
- ISBN
- 9780271050829
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania STATE University Press
- Topic
- Modern / 18th Century, United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Books, Antiques & Collectibles, History
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Anyone who pays attention to the popular press knows that the new media will soon make books obsolete. But predicting the imminent demise of the book is nothing new. At the beginning of the twentieth century, for example, some critics predicted that the electro-mechanical phonograph would soon make books obsolete. Still, despite the challenges of a century and a half of new media, books remain popular, with Americans purchasing more than eight million books each day. In How Books Came to America , John Hruschka traces the development of the American book trade from the moment of European contact with the Americas, through the growth of regional book trades in the early English colonial cities, to the more or less unified national book trade that emerged after the American Civil War and flourished in the twentieth century. He examines the variety of technological, historical, cultural, political, and personal forces that shaped the American book trade, paying particular attention to the contributions of the German bookseller Frederick Leypoldt and his journal, Publishers Weekly . Unlike many studies of the book business, How Books Came to America is more concerned with business than it is with books. Its focus is on how books are manufactured and sold, rather than how they are written and read. It is, nevertheless, the story of the people who created and influenced the book business in the colonies and the United States. Famous names in the American book trade--Benjamin Franklin, Robert Hoe, the Harpers, Henry Holt, and Melvil Dewey--are joined by more obscure names like Joseph Glover, Conrad Beissel, and the aforementioned Frederick Leypoldt. Together, they made the American book trade the unique commercial institution it is today.
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Pennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0271050829
ISBN-13
9780271050829
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172229538
Product Key Features
Language
English
Topic
Modern / 18th Century, United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Books, Antiques & Collectibles, History
Illustrator
Yes
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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
12.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Book Title
How Books Came to America : the Rise of the American Book Trade
Series Volume Number
17
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"This well-researched title will attract literary historians, particularly fans of early American history because of the connections Hruschka makes between British literature and the mindset of the New World settlers. . . . The book will also appeal to readers whose careers touch the book industry intimately; it will engage publishers and printers with its discussion of early copyright and book manufacturing technologies. Librarians will also be attracted by the story surrounding some of their own core trade publications, including Publishers Weekly and Library Journal ." --Angela Colmenares Journal of American Culture, "This well-researched title will attract literary historians, particularly fans of early American history because of the connections Hruschka makes between British literature and the mindset of the New World settlers. . . . The book will also appeal to readers whose careers touch the book industry intimately; it will engage publishers and printers with its discussion of early copyright and book manufacturing technologies. Librarians will also be attracted by the story surrounding some of their own core trade publications, including Publishers Weekly and Library Journal ." --Angela Colmenares, Journal of American Culture, "This well-researched title will attract literary historians, particularly fans of early American history because of the connections Hruschka makes between British literature and the mindset of the New World settlers. . . . The book will also appeal to readers whose careers touch the book industry intimately; it will engage publishers and printers with its discussion of early copyright and book manufacturing technologies. Librarians will also be attracted by the story surrounding some of their own core trade publications, including Publishers Weekly and Library Journal." -Angela Colmenares, Journal of American Culture, "This well-researched title will attract literary historians, particularly fans of early American history because of the connections Hruschka makes between British literature and the mindset of the New World settlers. . . . The book will also appeal to readers whose careers touch the book industry intimately; it will engage publishers and printers with its discussion of early copyright and book manufacturing technologies. Librarians will also be attracted by the story surrounding some of their own core trade publications, including Publishers Weekly and Library Journal." --Angela Colmenares, Journal of American Culture, "This well-researched title will attract literary historians, particularly fans of early American history because of the connections Hruschka makes between British literature and the mindset of the New World settlers. . . . The book will also appeal to readers whose careers touch the book industry intimately; it will engage publishers and printers with its discussion of early copyright and book manufacturing technologies. Librarians will also be attracted by the story surrounding some of their own core trade publications, including Publishers Weekly and Library Journal ." -Angela Colmenares, Journal of American Culture
Table of Content
Contents Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1 Creating New Worlds 2 Inventing America in the English Book Trade 3 Creating Book Trades in English America 4 Creating German Books in the New World 5 Re-creating the London Book Trade in the United States 6 Revolutions in American Book Production Technology 7 Transplanting the German Book Trade to the United States 8 The Evolution of the American Book Business 9 Becoming a German Bookseller in the United States 10 Creating a German Bookstore in Philadelphia 11 The Evolution of an American Publisher 12 Creating an Independent American Publisher 13 Imposing Order on the American Book Trade 14 Creating the Office of Publishers' Weekly 15 Celebrating the Book Trade in the New World 16 The End of the Beginning 17 Inventing the Future American Book Trade Notes Index
Copyright Date
2011
Format
Trade Paperback
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Series
Penn State Series in the History of the Book Ser.
Publication Year
2014
Number of Pages
248 Pages
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