{"product_id":"9781101580554","title":"Ticket Masters: The Rise of the Concert Industry and How the Public Got Scalped","description":"“A clear, comprehensive look at a murky business.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour favorite band has just announced their nationwide tour. Should you pay to join their fan club and get in on the pre-sale? No, you decide to wait. But the on-sale date arrives, and the site is jammed. You can’t get on—and the concert is sold out in six minutes. What happened? What now? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusic journalists Dean Budnick and Josh Baron chronicle the behind-the-scenes history of the modern concert industry. Filled with entertaining rock-and-roll anecdotes about The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam, and more—and charting the emergence of players like Ticketmaster, StubHub, Live Nation, and Outbox—\u003ci\u003eTicket Masters\u003c\/i\u003e will transfix every concertgoer who wonders just where the price of admission really goes. This edition has an updated epilogue that covers recent industry developments.   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120887447792,"sku":"9781101580554","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101580554_p0.jpg?v=1763688076","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101580554","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}