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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Those would be the only choices for most people.
(Already are, for me. There is no B&N near me and now that the local Borders are gone it's Amazon or nothing.)
Rather, my disdain is for the people who created Amazon (and B&N before
If the Glass Tower publishers *really* wanted to help B&N, they could do it in an instant. They choose not to. Because it is cheaper to do nothing.
The world the big publishers face is the world *they* created.
They created the mess, they can live with it.
My sympathy is reserved for the B&N employees stuck in this mess.
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Makes the advertising fees for those "featured" or "recommended" titles we are hit with that much higher. Google probably already has a plan in place to maximize ad revenue from publishers if B&N fails. All those marketing dollars up for grabs.
I don't really know what B&N and US publishers are doing behind the scenes. Or not doing. But I have sympathy for the publisher's support staff too. They are trying to earn a modest living in one of the most expensive areas of the country.
It must be stressful for B&N employees since the last press release and financial statement.
In the end, I'm not convinced the ebook industry can earn a sustainable profit.