"Although intended as a sequel to Barker's Books for All (1956), The Book Revolution, by a well-known French sociologist, makes no effort to update statistics but rather focuses on broad trends in general and the fate of the literary book in the mass market in particular. The result is a series of provocative essays about the way in which belles lettres fare in various countries." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1042)

"The author describes the remarkable technical progress made in the production and distribution of books and shows the effects on the role of the book in the modern world. He examines the influence on the publisher, the author, the bookseller and above all the reader, of the enormous increase in the production and distribution of books. The last section of the work is concerned with future prospects." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 766, topic code 19)