Abstract
Traditionally, books have been a majorfactor in the cultural life of a nation, although littleattention has been paid to the book market. In anattempt to redress this situation, a simple macromodel of the (Danish) book market is presented wheredemand, conventions in the publishing industry, andtechnology interact. The results are dramatic as thebook market has changed decisively in the past twodecades, in effect forcing us to reconsider what itmeans to publish and to be an author.
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Hjorth-Andersen, C. A Model of the Danish Book Market. Journal of Cultural Economics 24, 27–43 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007514320221
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007514320221