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The trade beneath literary culture: bookseller margins, wholesale discount structures, print run and paper costs, rights and translation sales, returns, and the earnings of a mid-list title. Sources are named where possible. For booksellers, publishers and readers curious about who profits from a book.

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Paper as Practice: The Artist's Book

The artist's book treats the bound object itself as the artwork — a genre codified by Ed Ruscha in 1963 and collected by Tate and MoMA.

Imani BrooksJanuary 17, 2026 · 5 min read