Reluctant capitalists bookselling and the culture of consumption

Reluctant Capitalists: Bookselling and the Culture of Consumption. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, Most of those in the book business have a tendency to regard their trade as being morally and intellectually set apart from other commercial activities. Many will have grown up with books, will have been shaped by them, inspired by them, perhaps even transformed by them. There is an almost evangelical fervor in some booksellers, as though they were members of a genteel version of the Salvation Army.

An unknown error has occurred. Please click the button below to reload the page. If the problem persists, please try again in a little while. No cover image. Read preview. Synopsis 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.

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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. This has been especially pronounced in bookselling, argues Laura J. Miller, because more.
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