Big fiction :: how conglomeration changed the publishing industry and American literature /
"In the late 1950s, Random House editor Jason Epstein would talk jazz with authors like Ralph Ellison while pouring drinks in his office. By the late 1960s, he was poring over profit-and-loss statements. What happened? Beginning in 1965 after RCA bought Random House and then with subsequent pur...
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| Schriftenreihe: | Literature now.
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| Zusammenfassung: | "In the late 1950s, Random House editor Jason Epstein would talk jazz with authors like Ralph Ellison while pouring drinks in his office. By the late 1960s, he was poring over profit-and-loss statements. What happened? Beginning in 1965 after RCA bought Random House and then with subsequent purchases of publishing companies by multinational conglomerates, the business of publishing started to change. With more of an emphasis on rationalization, many publishers began to focus on genre and brand name authors. However, amidst a changing marketplace, other publishers found new avenues and possibilities to publish literary and experimental fiction. In Big Fiction, Dan Sinykin examines how changes in the publishing industry affected fiction and literary form. Beginning with RCA's purchase of Random House in 1965 to the invention of the Amazon Kindle in 2007, Sinkyin reveals how power situated in multinational media conglomerates and disseminated through the book publishing industry has influenced what kind of fiction and authors get published. In considering how publishers pursued profits and prestige, Sinykin examines four different sectors of the industry: mass market books and the rise of superstar authors such as Danielle Steel; the changing focus of Random House as a trade publisher; the rise of nonprofits such as Graywolf; and the employee-owned Norton. He also considers how women and writers of color navigated shifts in the publishing industry and allegorized their experiences in their fiction"-- |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xii, 313 pages). |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780231550062 0231550065 |
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| spelling | Sinykin, Dan, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2020072659 Big fiction : how conglomeration changed the publishing industry and American literature / Dan Sinykin. How conglomeration changed the publishing industry and American literature New York : Columbia University Press, [2023] 1 online resource (xii, 313 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Literature now Includes bibliographical references and index. Mass Market (I): How Mass-Market Books Changed Publishing -- Mass Market (II): How the Mass Market Won the World, Lost Its Soul -- Then Lost the World -- Trade (I): How Women Resisted Sexism and Reinvented the Novel -- Trade (II): How Literary Writers Embraced Genre -- Nonprofit: How Rebels Found Funding and Rejected New York -- Independent: How W.W. Norton Stayed Free and Housed the Misfits. "In the late 1950s, Random House editor Jason Epstein would talk jazz with authors like Ralph Ellison while pouring drinks in his office. By the late 1960s, he was poring over profit-and-loss statements. What happened? Beginning in 1965 after RCA bought Random House and then with subsequent purchases of publishing companies by multinational conglomerates, the business of publishing started to change. With more of an emphasis on rationalization, many publishers began to focus on genre and brand name authors. However, amidst a changing marketplace, other publishers found new avenues and possibilities to publish literary and experimental fiction. In Big Fiction, Dan Sinykin examines how changes in the publishing industry affected fiction and literary form. Beginning with RCA's purchase of Random House in 1965 to the invention of the Amazon Kindle in 2007, Sinkyin reveals how power situated in multinational media conglomerates and disseminated through the book publishing industry has influenced what kind of fiction and authors get published. In considering how publishers pursued profits and prestige, Sinykin examines four different sectors of the industry: mass market books and the rise of superstar authors such as Danielle Steel; the changing focus of Random House as a trade publisher; the rise of nonprofits such as Graywolf; and the employee-owned Norton. He also considers how women and writers of color navigated shifts in the publishing industry and allegorized their experiences in their fiction"-- Provided by publisher. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 27, 2023). Fiction Publishing United States History 20th century. Fiction Publishing United States. Publishers and publishing Economic aspects United States. Publishers and publishing Mergers United States. American fiction 20th century History and criticism. American fiction 21st century History and criticism. Authors and publishers United States. Books and reading United States. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85015759 Roman américain 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Roman américain 21e siècle Histoire et critique. Écrivains et éditeurs États-Unis. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Publishers & Publishing Industry bisacsh American fiction fast Authors and publishers fast Books and reading fast Fiction Publishing fast Publishers and publishing Economic aspects fast United States fast 1900-2099 fast Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast History fast Print version: Sinykin, Dan. Big fiction New York : Columbia University Press, [2023] 9780231192941 (DLC) 2023009636 Literature now. FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3623094 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Sinykin, Dan Big fiction : how conglomeration changed the publishing industry and American literature / Literature now. Mass Market (I): How Mass-Market Books Changed Publishing -- Mass Market (II): How the Mass Market Won the World, Lost Its Soul -- Then Lost the World -- Trade (I): How Women Resisted Sexism and Reinvented the Novel -- Trade (II): How Literary Writers Embraced Genre -- Nonprofit: How Rebels Found Funding and Rejected New York -- Independent: How W.W. Norton Stayed Free and Housed the Misfits. Fiction Publishing United States History 20th century. Fiction Publishing United States. Publishers and publishing Economic aspects United States. Publishers and publishing Mergers United States. American fiction 20th century History and criticism. American fiction 21st century History and criticism. Authors and publishers United States. Books and reading United States. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85015759 Roman américain 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Roman américain 21e siècle Histoire et critique. Écrivains et éditeurs États-Unis. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Publishers & Publishing Industry bisacsh American fiction fast Authors and publishers fast Books and reading fast Fiction Publishing fast Publishers and publishing Economic aspects fast |
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| title_full | Big fiction : how conglomeration changed the publishing industry and American literature / Dan Sinykin. |
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| topic | Fiction Publishing United States History 20th century. Fiction Publishing United States. Publishers and publishing Economic aspects United States. Publishers and publishing Mergers United States. American fiction 20th century History and criticism. American fiction 21st century History and criticism. Authors and publishers United States. Books and reading United States. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85015759 Roman américain 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Roman américain 21e siècle Histoire et critique. Écrivains et éditeurs États-Unis. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Publishers & Publishing Industry bisacsh American fiction fast Authors and publishers fast Books and reading fast Fiction Publishing fast Publishers and publishing Economic aspects fast |
| topic_facet | Fiction Publishing United States History 20th century. Fiction Publishing United States. Publishers and publishing Economic aspects United States. Publishers and publishing Mergers United States. American fiction 20th century History and criticism. American fiction 21st century History and criticism. Authors and publishers United States. Books and reading United States. Roman américain 20e siècle Histoire et critique. Roman américain 21e siècle Histoire et critique. Écrivains et éditeurs États-Unis. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Publishers & Publishing Industry American fiction Authors and publishers Books and reading Fiction Publishing Publishers and publishing Economic aspects United States Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History |
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