{"product_id":"the-bookshop-a-history-of-bookselling-from-the-dawn-of-print-to-the-21st-century","title":"The Bookshop: A History of Bookselling From the Dawn of Print to the 21st Century","description":"\u003cdiv data-testid=\"description\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eBookshops are a comforting sight on our high streets, warm and welcoming spaces in which to browse, meet friends and occasionally buy books. They may feel timeless, yet their history is a restless and turbulent one, filled with as many entrepreneurial street hawkers and illicit trades as with beloved institutions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Bookshop\u003c\/i\u003e, from the celebrated author of\u003ci\u003e The Library\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Book at War, \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the evolution of bookselling from the cramped collectors' shops frequented by Samuel Pepys to the radical feminist bookshops of the 70s, the rise of monolithic chains and the new world of online selling. Connecting stories and lives that span centuries, countries and continents, \u003ci\u003eThe Bookshop\u003c\/i\u003e brings us into beloved bookshops of today and looks forward to the possible experience of booksellers of tomorrow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Profile Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44058594738211,"sku":null,"price":1299.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3607\/9395\/files\/81ajCnYlwdL._SY522.jpg?v=1792235822","url":"https:\/\/champaca.in\/products\/the-bookshop-a-history-of-bookselling-from-the-dawn-of-print-to-the-21st-century","provider":"Champaca Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}