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Reluctant capitalists : bookselling and the culture of consumption

Over the past half-century, bookselling, like many retail industries, has evolved from an arena dominated by independent bookstores to one in which chain stores have significant market share. Looking at a century of book retailing, this text demonstrates that the independent/chain dynamic is not entirely new

eBook, English, 2006
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2006