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Originally Posted by barium
Interesting, relevant article here: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70404820110105
Notes that publishers need brick and mortar bookstores to market their books; that they prefer selling to traditional bookstores (rather than superstores like Walmart and Amazon) because those bookstores have relatively little leverage when negotiating pricing with publishers (their futures depend exclusively on continued book sales) |
I found interesting the prediction that fewer books would be sold if Borders closes.
"It would have a significant, concrete and immediate impact on sales,” said one publishing executive who requested anonymity as the person’s business relationship with Borders is confidential. “We would just sell fewer books period.” ...
Traditional book outlets such as Barnes & Noble and Borders account for about 49 per cent of book sales in the U.S.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1858296/