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Victorian publishing : the economics of book production for a mass market, 1836-1916 / Alexis Weedon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weedon, Alexis.
- Series:
- Nineteenth century (Aldershot, England)
- The nineteenth century series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Publishers and publishing--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Publishers and publishing.
- Book industries and trade.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Publishers and publishing--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Book industries and trade--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Book industries and trade--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2003]
- Contents:
- The Nineteenth Century Series General Editors' Preface vii
- 1 Archives and Information Sources 5
- 2 The Growth of the Mass Market for Books 31
- 3 Trends in Book Production Costs 59
- 4 Looking after the Bottom Line 89
- 5 Educational Publishing 111
- 6 Publishing Strategies for the Mass Market: A Case Study 141
- 1 The Book Production Cost Database (BPCD) 163
- 2 Brief Sketches of the Histories of the Main BPCD Firms and their Archives 169
- 3 Import and Export of Books Manufactured in Great Britain 185.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-205) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0754635279
- OCLC:
- 51022630
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