Category Archives: Bookselling

Go Read This | Nook Drives 21% Increase in Revenue for Barnes & Noble

For some reason I’m amazed by the success of Barnes & Noble (and Kobo formerly of Indigo now independent) retailers when they move into the ebook space. It makes me wonder what the difference is in Britain and Ireland and … Continue reading

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Go Read This | E-book price war “absurd” | theBookseller.com

You have to wonder how long this can go on for and who is going to lose. The sense I get is it sure won’t be Amazon, but it VERY WELL may be the Publishers! However, another senior publisher attacked … Continue reading

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Go Read This | French indies sign petition against Hachette’s iBookstore agreement | theBookseller.com

Interesting news item from The Bookseller today. It’s such a mix of valid and to me misguided thinking. On the one hand they ask the most pertinent quetion of the next few years: Do We Want To Live Without Bookstores? … Continue reading

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Go Read This | A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing: The Changing Face of Publishing

You should read the whole post, but I wanted to pull one quote out and think it over. On the one hand, JA is right here. There will be fewer books printed. That will result in fewer books sold through … Continue reading

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Quick Link | Common Sense: Clearance Sale on Barnes & Noble – WSJ.com

I have my doubts over the future of chain bookstores, but they are far from dead. Even in a pessimestic analysis they’ve a good decade in them if not two. Ebooks are growing fast but physical books still have their … Continue reading

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