Entertainment Industry Economics: A Guide for Financial Analysis
Author: Harold L. Vogel
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ISBN: 0521792649
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (May, 2001)
Sales Rank: 13,466
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Best used as a reference
This book is the most complete available dealing with the various industries that make up "entertainment " in our society. It has many nice figures and tables that can be used to illustrate a point if you're a student doing a report, or a teacher covering this area in a lecture. But, it is a very dry read otherwise. It works best for me as a reference text to be used in companion to other texts on the various subjects. It'll have to be updated anually to be a valid reference in this age of the internet... it could use a website to go along with it maybe? Good book to keep on the shelf and refer to when you need a stat.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Lays it all out
I had always wondered how claims of unprofitable multimillion dollar-grossing films could be substantiated; now I know. The author provides a very good presentation of the details of entertainment financing. I particularly liked its up-to-date financial information on specific films; as well as the explanation of the power balance among studios, producers and distributors. All of this, while providing a historical backdrop explaining how things got to this point made for compelling reading. It may be a bit dry, but that's what you want from a text like this. Better that than to err on the side of being too insider-focussed, name-droppy, or "lite." This book explains how the money flows and that riveting enough for me.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Good entertainment overview
This book did a good job of covering the many aspects to entertainment. It was a bit on the dry side though. For those trying to decide where they belong in the world of entertainment (as a career or as an investor), this book would provide great insight. Similar Products
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