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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 236

爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导

And, rightly or wrongly, book advertising has continued much along the same lines until the present day. In fact, in no department of manufacturing or selling activity has there been so little progress during the past fifty years as in bringing books to the notice of the public. In all other lines, the producer has brought his wares to the public, making it easier and still easier for it to obtain his goods, while the public, if it wants a book, must still seek the book instead of being sought by it.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3538
定位:Additional excerpt 236 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

不管对错,图书广告基本上沿着老路一直走到今天。事实上,过去五十年里,在把书推向公众这件事上,制造业或销售业中没有任何一个部门像图书业这样进步如此之小。在其他所有行业,生产者都把商品带到公众面前,让公众越来越容易获得;而公众如果想买一本书,仍然得自己去找书,而不是书来找他们。

上下文

博克在回忆录中批评当时图书营销的保守,对比其他行业主动接近消费者的做法。

今日一问

你最近想买的一本书,是主动找到你的,还是你费劲去找的?这说明了什么?

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