The decline and fall of the Net Book Agreement 1962-1997 : a study of cause and effect

This thesis in equal part considers the contributory factors which caused suspension of the Net Book Agreement (NBA) in September 1995, and, via a number of interviews, the immediate effects of NBA abolition on the bookselling trade. Comparisons are drawn between the UK experience of NBA suspension...

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Main Author: Dearnley, James A.
Published: Loughborough University 1997
Subjects:
020
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.263591
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Summary:This thesis in equal part considers the contributory factors which caused suspension of the Net Book Agreement (NBA) in September 1995, and, via a number of interviews, the immediate effects of NBA abolition on the bookselling trade. Comparisons are drawn between the UK experience of NBA suspension and that of other European countries (France, Belgium, Netherlands).