What happens if Borders and B&N go out of business?? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T15:59:36Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/what-happens-if-borders-and-bn?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A217700&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAh, but keep in mind that onl…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-26:537324:Comment:2177112009-10-26T20:50:26.593ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Ah, but keep in mind that only a few years ago that number was 12%.
Ah, but keep in mind that only a few years ago that number was 12%. It does smack of price fixing…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-26:537324:Comment:2177022009-10-26T18:29:20.989ZJon Loomishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
It does smack of price fixing, which is supposedly illegal--though of course it happens all the time.
It does smack of price fixing, which is supposedly illegal--though of course it happens all the time. A lot of it would depend of h…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-26:537324:Comment:2177012009-10-26T18:08:28.240ZJohn McFetridgehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMcF
A lot of it would depend of how the "cost" of a book is calculated. Publishers have always claimed a lot more than simply the printing, and rightly so, goes into a book.<br />
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In this case, really, the key would be these are pre-sales, just orders to be filled. That has to be cheaper to produce than a huge print run, shipping to bookstores, returns shipped back and then remaindered or pulped.
A lot of it would depend of how the "cost" of a book is calculated. Publishers have always claimed a lot more than simply the printing, and rightly so, goes into a book.<br />
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In this case, really, the key would be these are pre-sales, just orders to be filled. That has to be cheaper to produce than a huge print run, shipping to bookstores, returns shipped back and then remaindered or pulped. I read R. R. Bowkers reported…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-26:537324:Comment:2177002009-10-26T18:02:27.812ZR. Michael Phillipshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RMichaelPhillips
I read R. R. Bowkers reported last year only 21% of books were bought online, so the rest are purchased in our local book stores, big and small. It's a comforting thought.
I read R. R. Bowkers reported last year only 21% of books were bought online, so the rest are purchased in our local book stores, big and small. It's a comforting thought. Won't make any difference to…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-26:537324:Comment:2176982009-10-26T17:17:34.445ZminervaKhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/minervakoenig
Won't make any difference to me -- I shop at my local indie bookstore, Bookpeople.<br />
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Won't make any difference to me -- I shop at my local indie bookstore, Bookpeople.<br />
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MK<br />
<a href="http://www.minervakoenig.com">www.minervakoenig.com</a> The American Booksellers Asso…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-26:537324:Comment:2176912009-10-26T16:05:45.426ZChristopher Valenhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ChristopherValen
The American Booksellers Association has fired the latest salvo in the battle over the $9 hardcover by sending a letter to the U.S. Justice Department accusing Walmart, Target and Amazon of predatory pricing. Apparently, it's illegal to price a book below cost in France, but I doubt that the Justice Department can make it illegal here.
The American Booksellers Association has fired the latest salvo in the battle over the $9 hardcover by sending a letter to the U.S. Justice Department accusing Walmart, Target and Amazon of predatory pricing. Apparently, it's illegal to price a book below cost in France, but I doubt that the Justice Department can make it illegal here. I think you are right. I don'…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-26:537324:Comment:2176902009-10-26T15:13:12.826ZEDWARD C MORGANhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ECMorgan
I think you are right. I don't mind shelling out the bucks - Last weekend, I spent well over $100 at the Southern Festival of Books buying books I'd never buy (or probably find) at B&N or Borders.<br />
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As an example, I'm currently reading from the festival Wealtheow: Her Telling of Beowulf by Ashley Crownover, published by Iroquois Press. I'm enjoying it very much. That is the advantage of independent shops and alternative outlets, such as book festivals. I can meet the author, chat, look at…
I think you are right. I don't mind shelling out the bucks - Last weekend, I spent well over $100 at the Southern Festival of Books buying books I'd never buy (or probably find) at B&N or Borders.<br />
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As an example, I'm currently reading from the festival Wealtheow: Her Telling of Beowulf by Ashley Crownover, published by Iroquois Press. I'm enjoying it very much. That is the advantage of independent shops and alternative outlets, such as book festivals. I can meet the author, chat, look at books - and eventually buy books - I'd never find in a bookstore.<br />
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And, I think there are plenty of folks like me. I don't mind shelling out the cash for a good read. To me, it is an excellent investment, doubly so since my teen-aged nephew and neices are reading much of what I've read...and hand down to them. Thanks for this, Thomas. It's…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-26:537324:Comment:2176892009-10-26T14:52:25.900ZJon Loomishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
Thanks for this, Thomas. It's good to know there are folks out there who get it.
Thanks for this, Thomas. It's good to know there are folks out there who get it. I have always had a sneaking…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-26:537324:Comment:2176852009-10-26T14:38:57.344ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
I have always had a sneaking suspicion that the people who buy my books would spend 25 bucks as readily as they spend 14. People on a budget go to libraries.
I have always had a sneaking suspicion that the people who buy my books would spend 25 bucks as readily as they spend 14. People on a budget go to libraries. This could be where the Espre…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-25:537324:Comment:2176092009-10-25T18:13:13.527ZR. Michael Phillipshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RMichaelPhillips
This could be where the Espresso Book Machine bobs to the surface- any book, any time, in 4 minutes. I'm hearing more and more about it.
This could be where the Espresso Book Machine bobs to the surface- any book, any time, in 4 minutes. I'm hearing more and more about it.