"An examination of '' [...] the position of books in the service of international understanding and international trade in books, including distribution networks and problems. It then turns to the standards that have been set and other measures to liberalize the flow of books." (Introduction). A long list of various kinds of information is given: facts and figures on production, exports and imports, and trade by category of book; distribution networks and problems, such as rights, language, transport charges, and quotas and frontier formalities; brief descriptions of agreements that set standards, such as the Berne and Universal Copyright Convention; and measures to ease the flow of books, such as GATT, UNCTAD, the UNESCO Coupon Scheme, the Universal Postal Union, the International Air Transport Association, government initiatives, and activities by book professionals. Contains a select bibliography." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1121)