Publishers Weekly has gone a little bit
beyond the press release on this story. It confirms our hopes that Borders will add its weight to Sony's in trying to sway publishers.
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To increase the selection of e-books, Borders’ merchandise team will encourage large publisher to put more of their backlist in e-book format, and also urge mid-sized and small publishers to add e-books. [Borders spokesperson Anne] Roman hopes that Borders’ support of the e-book market will convince publishers who have hesitated about getting into the format to get into the business.
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