Entrepreneurial Identity in US Book Publishing in the Twenty-First Century

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-108-81951-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 178 mm, Gewicht: 112 g

Reihe: Elements in Publishing and Book Culture

Entrepreneurship underpins many roles within the publishing industry, from freelancing to bookselling. Entrepreneurs are shaped by the contexts in which their entrepreneurship is situated (social, political, economic, and national). Additionally, entrepreneurship is integral to occupational identity for book publishing entrepreneurs. This Element examines entrepreneurship through the lens of identity and narrative based on interview data with book publishing entrepreneurs in the US Book publishing entrepreneurship narratives of independence, culture over commerce, accidental profession, place, risk, (in)stability, busyness, and freedom are examined in this Element.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Noorda, Rachel

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Einzel- und Großhandel
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Verlagswesen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Independence amidst Consolidation: Independent Publishers and Bookstores; 2. Freelancers: Flexibility and Uncertainty as a Contractor; 3. Intersectionality and Entrepreneurial Identity; Conclusion and COVID-19.