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And what we realized was that we had 20 years of data — about why customers buy, how they buy, what they read, how they read and why they're reading it — that could make a physical bookstore just a different and better place to discover books.

Though he had already founded the successful virtual bookstore startup Akademos, what did he learn about entrepreneurship altogether?

Any bookstore can also order it if you give them the full title: «Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World» — there are more than 60 Guerrilla Marketing books that cover other aspects of business and have nothing to do with what we've been talking about.

Any bookstore can also order it if you give them the full title: «Guerrilla Marketing Goes Green» — there are more than 60 Guerrilla Marketing books that cover other aspects of business and have nothing to do with what we've been talking about.

All books must to be available to the public in schools, libraries and bookstores no matter what they're about.

Much of what Stephen Shore knows about romance he learned in the self - help aisle of a bookstore near the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts.

I'm not sure what it is, but I have mutual feelings about bookstores and coffee shops; «museum visits» is an act I really need to add to my list more often.

What I love most about this city are the gems waiting to be discovered around every corner... that little coffee shop a street or so down, a charming bookstore a few minutes away... And every discovery calls for a rediscovery to fully take in the charm of each place.

A 30 - page booklet, «What Every Parent Should Know About Educational Computing,» will be distributed free - of - charge throughout the month by several leading bookstore chains and state pta's.

As a project it could be part of a larger discussion between local writers and community bookstores about mutual interests, and who knows what other projects might come from that.

Well, it's December, and you know what that means: Time to start panicking about Christmas shopping... OR you could just hit up your favorite bookstore, buy a few of our best books of the year for your family and friends, and then put your feet up and read a seasonally appropriate novel.

I doubt they are going to be editorially recommending books and making choices about what people should read, which is what bookstores do.»

Amazon was smart enough to create something more than another bookstore; they provided a community where readers share opinions about what's shinola and what's not.

I'll be very interested to hear what the REAL independent bookstores have to say about the issue — and if the boffins behind the new http://www.myindependentbookshop.co.uk site would like to reply, that would be terrific.

Now think about what happens when you walk into a bookstore: oftentimes, you walk in with a purpose, quickly looking up the book that was recommended by a friend or has been sitting in your GoodReads queue for ages.

But it was about a decade before my career hit what seems to be a consistently pro level (meaning the books were selling in major bookstores, and most of my short fiction was selling to pro-paying venues).

I basically agree with your reaction, but when I think about how much I hope independent bookstores survive it makes me think this boost from Kindles might be a potent tool, if customers knew in advance what they were getting into.

«You mean I have to try to get on radio stations nationwide, and have a crazy - active Twitter account, and have a blog, and also do a blog tour, and have book signings, and worry about getting my book in bookstores, and have book reviews, and write a newsletter, and have a book trailer, and do speaking engagements, and what about a book launch?

If you are not sure about what size is appropriate for your book, go to a bookstore or the library and look at a number of books in the same genre as your book and make notes on the range of sizes and see what you y like best.

Christine — As a bookstore manager, you probably know more about what titles actually sell than that robot does, so don't take it too seriously.

When stores like the Borders chain collapsed or when B&N's sales figures plummet, concerns are raised about what ebooks and online retailing is doing to bookstores, but that discussion largely focuses on the major players, and less on the mom - and - pop physical bookstores.

well its cool because likely this made big news within this small city, and people will likely flock to the bookstore to see what all of the fuss is about.

What this REALLY does — for those who still care about Nook — is kill off their bookstore and give the business to Amazon where books still can be easily downloaded, usually cheaper.

It's complicated and annoying, and I could go on about what is essentially an antiquated merchandising arrangement between publishers and bookstores, but this is not the time and it wouldn't change the facts anyway.

What is your prediction about physical bookstores?

They forget that Amazon is the one place where readers can go to find just about anything they want, unlike the local big box bookstore that is limited to what their corporate purchasing office says it should stock.

Yesterday, Shatzkin wrote one of his strongest blog posts yet about what appears to be the coming bookstore apocalypse.

The group introduced themselves and talked about the power that comics had on them, writing for Young Adults, they discussed the differences between the bookstore and direct market for YA books, where to shelve books in stores and libraries, Adult readers of YA books, inspiring kids to read and write, how they decide what content is too adult for YA books and what backlash they've received and the digital market for YA books.

Think about what you do when you look at a book in the bookstore or a library.

«Paperback scored very well over hardback for bookstore discovery, and I think what's happened here is people were hearing about Gone Girl and going into the bookstore without having to discover it.»

It's easy to keep up with the current issue of BookPage — whether in your bookstore or library, on our website or on your NOOK — but what about all the fascinating interviews and reviews in our 10,000 review archive?

What are your thoughts about the evolution of bookstores, distributors, libraries, and other intermediaries?

Competition with online retailers: → The first question people usually ask us when we tell them we're opening a bookstore is, «But what about Amazon?»

The resurgence of independent bookstores — although by no means uniform across the United States — is a sign that people still want to read, and they're curious about what's hot.

You can't tell an editor how to write the interview, or tell a reviewer what to say about your book, just as you can't insist that a bookstore owner keep a poster of your event beside the register for two months.

* Don't rely on the subtitle to explain what the book is really about — it's the title itself that people see first when scanning a catalog or bookstore shelf.

I always make it very explicit that I am selling books, what they are about (concisely), and that they can be bought in online bookstores.

But at the same time, do I expect every indie publisher to even think about doing what I suggested in # 9 and sell books to indie bookstores?

If you know anything about what it takes to get into a bookstore, one of your first questions should be about the return policy.

The fact that Borders failed to repeat this on a national (or even global) level means they missed what people love about bookstores the most: community and the enjoying atmosphere.

What I like about these is that they turn any business into a fully stocked bookstore with an inventory that rivals / exceeds the big chain bookstores.

With the news about some big box bookstores struggling to pay their bills or offer any new product, what, if any, initiatives does Marvel have to help smaller Direct Market stores increase their book product ordering without feeling their own financial pressures?

It's worrying to think about bookstores disappearing but what if that means that we had our own little libraries and bookstores at home?

However — yes, yes, you knew there had to be a however — I will take issue some of what she had to say about bookstores.

This week is all about how to outfox Amazon with its push of third party sellers of books and learn what Aer.io is and how to create your own bookstore using its platform on author website PLUS offer any other book within the Ingram catalog and earn money as well.

What gets me more is her long tirade about how small bookstores are tired of having to deal with questions their customers bring them based on Amazon.

My opinion is that it was the complete absence of any platform for Robert Galbraith, the lack of any fans, anyone who cared about him, the lack of anyone willing to host him on a blog tour or help him set up readings at bookstores, or a tribe that would greet his long - awaited first book with enthusiasm that held back sales of what's obviously a well - written book.

Borders and Kobo offered little information about the upcoming e-reader devices, but here's what I know: Kobo plans to release more than one version of the e-reader, they will have wireless connectivity and they will be sold in Borders bookstores.

If cyberspace fails to be the time - wasting stagger - down - the - aisles - and - sit - on - the - bookstore - floor - reading approach of the bookshop, I say bravo for asking us to get a grip, get off the floor, think for ourselves, do a little research, use the damned samples, and order and buy books like discerning readers do, not like sheep who backed into the Philosophy session and fell over what Sartre meant about responsibility.