City Spotlight: Book Publishing in Boston
In a city with a rich publishing history there's a spirit of rebirth and revolt.
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Smaller Than It Was
Boston has been a hub for publishing for more than a century and continues to have a strong publishing presence — although it must be pointed out that it's notably smaller than in the past.
"It's much smaller," says Tom Plain, a past president of Bookbuilders of Boston. "There's been a lot of consolidation in the last 20 years. You used to have publishers [here] like Simon & Schuster, Addison-Wesley, Allyn & Bacon, Pearson Technology, and now those are all down to like two companies. … Also, I will say publishing is like farming; it doesn't take as many people to do it as it used to. "
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