The Book World Today: A New Survey of the Making and Distribution of Books in Britain

Originally published in 1957, The Book World Today was the most comprehensive survey yet attempted of the making and distribution of books in Britain at the time. All the main aspects and problems of this complicated process are expounded by men of high standing in their own fields, who wrote from expert knowledge. Anyone who earned their living from books, was likely to find here facts and ideas which were new to them.

The book has been edited mainly from the publisher’s point of view, and ...