The Structure of International Publishing in the 1990s

The past decade has brought dramatic changes to the publishing industry. Publishing companies merged with one another or were bought by larger companies or media conglomerates; mergers and acquisitions crossed national boundaries and language barriers; technological advances altered the publication process and made available new media and the re-examination of the established print media. This volume examines these changes and illuminates the various prospects for the future of publishing in the coming decade.

Fred Kobrak is International Consultant for the Association of American Publishers Inc. and Thomson Legal & Regulatory. Beth Luey is Director of the Scholarly Publishing Program in the Department of History at Arizona State University, Tempe.