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Part-memoir, part-history, The Business of Books is an irascible, acute and often passionate account of the collapsing standards of contemporary book publishing

In 1450 very few English men or women were personally familiar with a book; by 1850, the great majority of people daily encountered books, magazines, or newspap

Buying and Selling explores the business of books in and beyond Europe, investigating the practices adopted by traders and customers.

Part memoir, part history, Schiffrin's account of the collapsing standards of contemporary publishing offers an engaging counterpoint to recent celebratory memo