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Remainders of the day: The collapse of Angus & Robertson and the culture of bookselling in Australia
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Been, Carly |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | .....................................................................................6 LIST OF FIGURES............................................................................8 INTRODUCTION...............................................................................9 CHAPTER OUTLINE........................................................................13 LITERATURE REVIEW.....................................................................17 METHODOLOGY.............................................................................22 CHAPTER ONE: Booksellers and Publishers Issues facing the Australian Book Industry......30 Parallel Importation...........................................................................44 Competition from Other Media and Conglomeration of Media Ownership.....51 Distribution and Environmental Sustainability.........................................56 Online Retailing and General Retail Pressures.......................................59 CHAPTER TWO: The Original Angus & Robertson – The Bookselling Philosophy and Legacy of George Robertson...........................................................................62 The Halstead Press..........................................................................67 The Original Publishing Department.....................................................68 Publishing During Angus & Robertson’s “Golden” Era..............................71 George Robertson: Commercial Retailer...............................................74 George Robertson: Bookseller and Prescriber of Culture..........................78 Bookseller’s Philosophy.....................................................................80 The Takeover Era............................................................................82 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://researchbank.acu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1406&context=theses&httpsredir=1&referer= |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://researchbank.acu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1406&context=theses |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.4226/66%2F5a9625cac6882 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
