How Books Came to America

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

1 Creating New Worlds

2 Inventing America in the English Book Trade

3 Creating Book Trades in English America

4 Creating German Books in the New World

5 Re-creating the London Book Trade in the United States

6 Revolutions in American Book Production Technology

7 Transplanting the German Book Trade to the United States

8 The Evolution of the American Book Business

9 Becoming a German Bookseller in the United States

10 Creating a German Bookstore in Philadelphia

11 The Evolution of an American Publisher

12 Creating an Independent American Publisher

13 Imposing Order on the American Book Trade

14 Creating the Office of Publishers’ Weekly

15 Celebrating the Book Trade in the New World

16 The End of the Beginning

17 Inventing the Future American Book Trade

Notes

Index

“This well-researched title will attract literary historians, particularly fans of early American history because of the connections Hruschka makes between British literature and the mindset of the New World settlers. . . . The book will also appeal to readers whose careers touch the book industry intimately; it will engage publishers and printers with its discussion of early copyright and book manufacturing technologies. Librarians will also be attracted by the story surrounding some of their own core trade publications, including Publishers Weekly and Library Journal.”

—Angela Colmenares, Journal of American Culture