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14. Transatlantic Opportunities
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Aileen Fyfe
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Abbreviations xi
- A Note on Money xiii
- Preface xv
- Introduction. The Flood of Cheap Print 1
- 1. W. & R. Chambers and the Market for Print 13
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Part I: Organizing a Proper System of Publishing
- Introduction 27
- 2. Industrial Book Production 31
- 3. Reaching a National Market 41
- 4. Production and Steam Power 55
- 5. New Formats for Information 67
- 6. Reaching an Overseas Market 79
- 7. A Modern Printing Establishment 89
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Part II: Railways and Competition
- Introduction 97
- 8. The Coming of the Railways 101
- 9. Centralizing Business in Edinburgh 111
- 10. Routledge and the New Competition 123
- 11. Railway Bookstalls 135
- 12. Instruction in the Railway Marketplace 147
- 13. The Dignitaries of the Trade Take on Routledge 159
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Part III: Steamships and Transatlantic Business
- Introduction 173
- 14. Transatlantic Opportunities 177
- 15. Getting to Know the American Market 187
- 16. The Dissemination of Cheap Instruction 201
- 17. A New Spirit of Engagement 213
- 18. Building Relationships with Boston and Philadelphia 225
- 19. Piracy and Shipwreck!, 19 Piracy and Shipwreck! 239
- Epilogue 253
- Notes 263
- Bibliography 293
- Index 303
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Abbreviations xi
- A Note on Money xiii
- Preface xv
- Introduction. The Flood of Cheap Print 1
- 1. W. & R. Chambers and the Market for Print 13
-
Part I: Organizing a Proper System of Publishing
- Introduction 27
- 2. Industrial Book Production 31
- 3. Reaching a National Market 41
- 4. Production and Steam Power 55
- 5. New Formats for Information 67
- 6. Reaching an Overseas Market 79
- 7. A Modern Printing Establishment 89
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Part II: Railways and Competition
- Introduction 97
- 8. The Coming of the Railways 101
- 9. Centralizing Business in Edinburgh 111
- 10. Routledge and the New Competition 123
- 11. Railway Bookstalls 135
- 12. Instruction in the Railway Marketplace 147
- 13. The Dignitaries of the Trade Take on Routledge 159
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Part III: Steamships and Transatlantic Business
- Introduction 173
- 14. Transatlantic Opportunities 177
- 15. Getting to Know the American Market 187
- 16. The Dissemination of Cheap Instruction 201
- 17. A New Spirit of Engagement 213
- 18. Building Relationships with Boston and Philadelphia 225
- 19. Piracy and Shipwreck!, 19 Piracy and Shipwreck! 239
- Epilogue 253
- Notes 263
- Bibliography 293
- Index 303