Steam-powered knowledge : William Chambers and the business of publishing, 1820-1860 / Aileen Fyfe.
| Author/creator | Fyfe, Aileen |
| Other author | ProQuest (Firm) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2012. |
| Description | xvi, 313 pages : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | Click to View |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: the flood of cheap print -- W. & R. Chambers and the market for print -- Organizing a proper system of publishing -- Industrial book production -- Reaching a national market -- Production and steam power -- New formats for information -- Reaching an overseas market -- A modern printing establishment -- Railways and competition -- The coming of the railways -- Centralizing business in Edinburgh -- Routledge and the new competition -- Railway bookstalls -- Instruction in the railway marketplace -- The dignitaries of the trade take on Routledge -- Steamships and transatlantic business -- Transatlantic opportunities -- Getting to know the American market -- The dissemination of cheap instruction -- A new spirit of engagement -- Building relationships with Boston and Philadelphia -- Piracy and shipwreck! -- Epilogue. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011029615 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |