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Books matter. Making them is a combination of craft and insight. Publishing them is a generous act of faith. Adding to the corpus of shared knowledge is important. Books change the culture when people act on them, even if they don’t sell many copies. And sometimes the backlist surprises the accountants.

But the economics of new books have nothing to... See more

Hit Makers

No one buys books

Writing Books Is Not Really a Good Idea

The Long Tail

Blockbusters: Hit-making, Risk-taking, and the Big Business of Entertainment

Books don’t sell