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The Chicago manual of style
University of Chicago Press Editorial StaffThe standard reference for copyediting and manuscript style in American publishing; the 2017 entry is the 17th edition.
The business of books
André SchiffrinA former Pantheon editor's account of how consolidation and marketing changed book publishing in the late twentieth century.
The case for books
Robert DarntonA historian's essays on the past, present and future of the book, including the economics of publishing and digital change.
So many books
Gabriel ZaidEssays on the problem of too many books and the difficulty of reading, selecting and judging them; English translation of a Spanish original.
At Random
Bennett CerfMemoir by a co-founder of Random House, covering the company's growth and its authors.
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The geek feminist revolutionKameron Hurley2016 - Bibliophile
BibliophileJane Mount2018 - Marcel Proust, selected letters, 1880-1903
Marcel Proust, selected letters, 1880-1903Marcel Proust1930 - Whatcha mean, what's a zine?
Whatcha mean, what's a zine?Todd, Mark2006 - Succeeding against the odds
Succeeding against the oddsJohnson, John H.1989