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Bookselling has evolved from an arena dominated by independent bookstores to one in which chain stores have significant market share. Yet unlike other retail industries, bookselling should be "above" questions of profit. This work investigates what drives this belief and how it is affected by the changing retail environment.

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"Chain superstores, notes Laura J. Miller's fascinating new study, are the latest manifestation of a centuries-old struggle between bookselling Davids and Goliaths - a battle over where Americans actually shop versus stores with, Miller tartly notes, 'a style of retailing that Americans at least profess to miss.' " - Voice Literary Supplement"

Orphan Trains The Story of Charles Loring Brace

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 01/06/2007
    ISBN13: 9780226525914, 978-0226525914
    ISBN10: 0226525910
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Bookselling has evolved from an arena dominated by independent bookstores to one in which chain stores have significant market share. Yet unlike other retail industries, bookselling should be "above" questions of profit. This work investigates what drives this belief and how it is affected by the changing retail environment.

    Trade Review
    "Chain superstores, notes Laura J. Miller's fascinating new study, are the latest manifestation of a centuries-old struggle between bookselling Davids and Goliaths - a battle over where Americans actually shop versus stores with, Miller tartly notes, 'a style of retailing that Americans at least profess to miss.' " - Voice Literary Supplement"

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