The changing market for university press books in the United States: 1997-2002

Journal of Scholarly Publishing

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 187-220

  Greco, Albert N ^a   Wharton, Robert M ^a   Estelami, Hooman ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 23844464825     PISSN: 11989742     EISSN: 17101166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jsp.36.4.187     Document Type: Review

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