The Bookshop: A History of Bookselling from the Dawn of Print to the Twenty-First Century

The global history of the rise and transformation of bookstores, from medieval book merchants to today's neighborhood indies.

"This is the arresting and ultimately optimistic story of the making and marketing of print culture. Here is a book for every book-lover to buy.” -Jeff Jarvis, author The Gutenberg Parenthesis

Whether it's a local indie bookshop, an online megaretailer, or a chain bookstore, the place we buy books is an essential part of our reading lives. Bookstores connect books to ...