TY - GEN AB - Stephanie Kurschus analyses the idea of a common ""European"" book culture that integrates the book market as an essential aspect and employs book promotion as balancing instrument. Characteristics of book culture are identified; the resultant concept of book culture provides an overview of the values and myths ascribed to the book. Furthermore, applied book promotion measures are analyzed for their effectiveness and best practice models. Since, in a context determined by culture and market, preservation and innovation, book promotion fulfills two functions: it is to protect the unique nationa. AU - Kurschus, Stephanie, CN - Z1003.5E876 ID - 724639 KW - Books and reading LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-658-08060-0 N2 - Stephanie Kurschus analyses the idea of a common ""European"" book culture that integrates the book market as an essential aspect and employs book promotion as balancing instrument. Characteristics of book culture are identified; the resultant concept of book culture provides an overview of the values and myths ascribed to the book. Furthermore, applied book promotion measures are analyzed for their effectiveness and best practice models. Since, in a context determined by culture and market, preservation and innovation, book promotion fulfills two functions: it is to protect the unique nationa. SN - 9783658080600 SN - 3658080604 T1 - European book culturesdiversity as a challenge / TI - European book culturesdiversity as a challenge / UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-658-08060-0 ER -