PUB 350 Study Guide - Final Guide: American Booksellers Association, Ursula K. Le Guin, List Price

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Publishing Program
• Course: PUB 350
• Professor: Jamie Broadhurst

Document Summary

1995: the birth of the contemporary book market. The name of our beautiful reward isn"t profit. Books aren"t just commodities; the profit motive is often in conflict with the aims of art. Things that aren"t supposed to be successful suddenly became successful. Demand is uncertain: william goldman- nobody knows anything . Durable rents-small collection of products endure and generate the majority of profit. Rent go on and on for long time and legally enforced. Durable publishers continue to own the exclusive rights. Illegal to discount book in uk before 1995. After 1995: some places no fixed book prices all determined by retailers. Jk rowling wrote to second tier agent. Bloomsbury gives a 2500 pound advance and prints 500 copies. 1997 bloomsbury catalogue calls out three major titles for 1997---j. k. rowling is not one of them. 1994: jeff bezos is working at a vc firm d. e. Web traffic had increased by 230,000 percent from january 1993-94.