Book publishing is big business, contributing significant employment in the creative industries and adding billions to the global economy. Despite this, the sector is often overlooked in the creative industries' research tide. This book remedies this gap in knowledge, providing an examination of book publishing in the UK within the wider context of the creative industries and the existing academic discourse.

Balancing the tensions of art and commerce perhaps more than any other creative field, this book considers the position of the book publishing industry within the contemporary cultural economy. Through this focused analysis on the culture(s) and organisation(s) of book publishing in the UK, the author demonstrates how this creative industry reflects, and perpetuates, many of the key issues and challenges, including inequalities in representation, cultural and economic dominance of global conglomerates, and hierarchies of value, already recognised as central within the creative industries in the UK and beyond.

This concise book will be essential reading for academics, researchers, and students with an interest in the publishing industry and its position within the UK Creative Industries and cultural economy.

About the Author

Stevie Marsden is Lecturer in the School of Arts and Creative Industries at Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Reviews

"Book studies have long overlooked publishing as an industry, while cultural industries research has given it too little attention. Thankfully, Stevie Marsden bridges this gap with this brilliant and urgent book. Offering a sharp critical analysis of contemporary publishing, the book illuminates the forces shaping the industry today." Anamik Saha, Professor of Race and Media, University of Leeds, UK

"Publishing is one of the most important parts of the contemporary creative industries. This book is an essential read on how to understand that industry, adding a vital contribution to academic publishing studies and the broader literature on creative industries. Accessible as well as being richly detailed, Marsden represents the definitive starting point for anyone interested in the business of books." Dave O'Brien, Professor of Creative & Cultural Industries, University of Manchester, UK

Book Information
ISBN 9781032035505
Author Stevie Marsden
Format Hardback
Page Count 96
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 350g