It broke my normalroutines and allowed me to gain a quick butcomprehensive overview of the situation as itstands today. Than I requested, of spending long periods openingand perusing books to nd the country where theywere published, to complete the authors name orto determine whether or not they dealt withpsychoanalysis was a process that gave me asense of serene enjoyment.
Supplied the necessary information within theirown time frames, or being supplied with more data We didnot look into sales through the Internet but we areaware of widespread complaints from those whohave used this system to buy books from abroad.Three bookstores have branches in numerous partsof the city, with outlets close to universitycampuses, in the north and south of Mexico City,downtown, and in two cities elsewhere in Mexico.I researched the background, organization andįunction of the bookstores, as well as the processesfor producing and promoting books, in the contextof a profound crisis in the Mexican publishingindustry.The process of waiting while my contacts Thelists of best-selling psychoanalysis books werecompiled between January and May 2000. It coversan area of four major Mexico City bookstores. Sources of InformationThis information was obtained from interviewswith individuals who are involved in book pur-chasing and who directly handle requests fromcustomers in the eld of psychoanalysis. The second phenomenon is that if thebook is published by a known publisher it is oftennot reprinted when the rst edition is sold out. IntroductionIn Mexico, as in other Latin American countries,access to books is in general hampered by socio-economic problems: the high cost of production,distribution, promotion and advertising.There are two phenomena speci c to psycho-Īnalysis texts, however: rst, most books writtenby renowned Mexican psychoanalysts are pub-lished by university presses, and often remainclassi ed as internal publications, which meansthat they are promoted almost exclusively throughthe personal efforts of the author or psycho-analytical group responsible, and never reachbookstores. Terms & Conditions of access and usecan be found at īest-selling Psychoanalysis Books in Mexico City Any substantialor systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, ordistribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Taylor and Francis shall not be liablefor any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and otherliabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, inrelation to or arising out of the use of the Content. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should beindependently verified with primary sources of information.
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