1st Edition
The European Bookshop Business Model Challenges, Opportunities, and Enduring Cultural Significance
By David Piovesan
Copyright 2026
136 Pages
by
Routledge
136 Pages
by
Routledge
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Drawing on original primary data, this book offers a comparative account of the European bookshop model, charting how it has evolved in the contemporary economy, how recent industry transformations have impacted it, and how bookshops have sought to adapt to new market conditions.
Covering the period from the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 up until the present day, this book considers the... Read more
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 - State of play
Chapter 2 - Business Model
Chapter 3 - Competition
Chapter 4 - Strategies
Conclusion
References
Appendix
Index
Biography
David Piovesan is an Associate Professor in Management Sciences at Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, France, and a former CEO of a French independent bookshop. He is leading a research program on book markets from a European-based perspective. He has been a visiting researcher in several universities (Prague, Padua, Münster). He is regularly invited as a speaker at book fairs and professional meetings all over Europe. He is also conducting research about how book players are facing ecological issues.
