{"product_id":"appetite-for-self-destruction-the-spectacular-crash-of-the-record-industry-in-the-digital-age-paperback","title":"Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Knopper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, \u003ci\u003eAppetite for Self-Destruction\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the epic story of the precipitous rise and fall of the modern recording industry, from an author who has been writing about it for more than ten years. With unparalleled access to those intimately involved in the music world's highs and lows--including Warner Music chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr., renegade Napster creator Shawn Fanning, and more than 200 others--Steve Knopper is the first to offer such a detailed and sweeping contemporary history of the industry's wild ride through the past three decades. From the birth of the compact disc, the explosion of CD sales, and the emergence of MP3-sharing websites that led to iTunes, to the current collapse of the industry as CD sales plummet, Knopper takes us inside the boardrooms, recording studios, private estates, garage computer labs, company jets, corporate infighting, and secret deals of the big names and behind-the-scenes players who made it all happen. Just as the incredible success of the CD turned the music business into one of the most glamorous, high-profile industries in the world, the advent of file sharing brought it to its knees, and Knopper saw it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Knopper\u003c\/b\u003e is a Billboard editor at large, former \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e contributing editor and author of \u003ci\u003eMJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAppetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Business in the Digital Age\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been a guest on NPR's \"Fresh Air\" with Terry Gross and the NBC Nightly News and a featured expert source in ABC's \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Michael Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAll Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Denver with his wife, Melissa, and daughter, Rose, in Edwards, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42741256683583,"sku":"9781593762698","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4b89d08fbe4576678e3a4d578937491d.webp?v=1765160986","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/appetite-for-self-destruction-the-spectacular-crash-of-the-record-industry-in-the-digital-age-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}