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Chargement... As I Was Saying: Essays on the International Book Business (1994)par W. Gordon Graham
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"...an indispensable vade mecum that only one steeped in the business of international publishing...could have written. Buy, borrow or, if you absolutely must, steal this book."--THE BOOKSELLER. "...wise, witty, whimsical, & always extremely well written...this fascinating collection provides a primer & guide to how the various parts of the book community forms parts of a whole...a major work on many levels."--AGAINST THE GRAIN. "...no publisher who cares about (the) profession should hesitate to acquire it."--PW. In his 45-year career in the international book business, Gordon Graham has resided in three continents & travelled to more than 80 countries. In this collection of papers, articles, lectures, & speeches, he records relevant events & issues from his past experience & makes some prophecies about the future from what he calls "the detachment of his graduate's chair." Topics include the international book trade; relationships in the book community; books & the electronic future; the transatlantic relationship; academic & professional publishing; copyright; & management in publishing. (STUDIES ON PUBLISHING, 2) Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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What results is a literary collection of thoughtful, highly crafted essays informed by the author's great experience and shrewd perceptions. The essays are interspersed with 'interludes': animadversions upon dictionaries, desks, politicians and slides; autobiography; moving verse on closed borders; high comedy the account of Caxton's difficulties in the face of the NSA (National Scribes Association) on attempting to introduce PRINT (People's Right to Information through New Technology) should become a classic. There is irony: In discussion with a Singapore book pirate, Gordon 'was distressed to learn that one of his Butterworth titles is moving rather slowly'. There is compassion for the book hungry.
There is even scope for fourth thoughts: surely some of these descriptions deserve further publication in a Grahamian glossary:
Committees: 'At any given moment, somewhere in the world, there is a publisher gnashing his teeth. ... Their ailments are treated by group therapy ... sufferers are appointed to the chairs of committees composed of sympathizers and well wishers who allow them to talk themselves well again.'
Databases: 'Text in a database which is never called up ... makes it possible today to be "published" without ever being read ... a pronouncement into a vacuum. ... Only the author will ever know that he thought it. It will be a soliloquy without an audience.'
Librarians: 'He [Maurice Line] is genuinely puzzled about publishers' antagonism to [the British Library Lending Division]. "What do publishers want?" he asked me (rather like Freud on women).'
'The good living publisher' is depicted here as dividing books into four purposes: information, education, enlightenment and entertainment. This book fulfils all four; here, reading for information blends with reading for pleasure, both quests nicely rewarded. ( )