Reading And Riding: Hachette's Railroad Bookstore Network in Nineteenth-Century France | 
 enlarge | Author: Eileen S. Demarco
Publisher: Lehigh University Press
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 172
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0934223831
Dewey Decimal Number: 381.45002094409034
EAN: 9780934223836
ASIN: 0934223831
Publication Date: February 28, 2006
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Reading and Riding is a scholarly case study sure to particularly intrigue bibliophiles. June 5, 2007
Scholar Eileen S. DeMarco presents Reading and Riding, the very first in-depth study of Hachette and Company's railroad bookstore network, The Bibliotheque des Chemins de Fer, which originated in 1853 to market a collection of books to train travelers and evolved into France's first national chain bookstore. Focusing on events from 1826 to 1914, Reading and Riding traces the supervisors, suppliers, operators, and consumers of the network, how financial clout, more than political discourse, was destined to shape landmark decisions in the commerce of book distribution. Extensively researched, with a selected bibliography, alphabetic list of authors and book titles of The Bibliotheque des Chemins de Fer, and an index, Reading and Riding is a scholarly case study sure to particularly intrigue bibliophiles.
Book Stores Establishing the Culture of the Time May 23, 2006
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The first question you have to ask yourself about this book is 'why would I care about a company that had a bunch of bookstores in railway stations.'
The answer gets more complex than you would imagine. For one thing, this was the first time that a wide spread distribution system for books became available. Second, the system became very profitable, and other publishing companies wanted to move into train stations, and the Government got involved. This became a fight between political influence and market forces.
This book focuses on a time long past, but it's analysis may continue as the train station has been replaced by the airport, virtually all of which have book stores. As far as train stations are concerned, on a long train ride recently, only three stations I visited had book stores: Chicago, Washington and New York (Penn Station).
This book is based on research done by the author as part of her graduate school work.
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