Sentences with phrase «box bookstores no»

There's definitely the potential of losing big - box bookstores in the very near future.

But, as I said many times in the months leading up to Borders» dissolution, a large part of the problem was the influx of the big box bookstores.

Oh, wait, B&N and the other big box bookstores (most of whom are no longer in existence) put the majority of the indie stores out of business.

I've said the big box bookstores are going to have to re-examine their business models and find ways to think outside the box or they will go the way of Borders.

Big Box bookstores are going bye bye.

Amazon doesn't have to try to put the «big box bookstores» out of business, it's a natual progression.

At one point, there were at least a dozen big box bookstores within 20 miles of my house.

Nor should they forget that the real problems for small bookstores came with the influx of the big box bookstores like B&N.

It was the big box bookstores.

Those big box bookstores like Barnes & Noble are moving further and further away from «bookstores».

You don't find them talking about how the influx of the big box bookstores destroyed the locally owned bookstores or how the poor business management and over-expansion of the big box stores then caused their own downfall.

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?

Despite the delaying tactics large publishers have been using to slow ebook growth, it's likely that in 2011 we'll see ebooks hit a tipping point where most big box bookstores will no longer be financially viable, and will close or move to smaller locations.

They are moving into small storefronts — sort of like what they did before they were driven out of business by the big box bookstores like BN and Borders.

Price fixing, in this case, not only preserved the publishers» ability to inflate the retail price of physical books, it helped independent book stores preserve the high retail price they need to compete with Amazon, Wamart and big box bookstores.

Not too long ago there was serious speculation that Barnes & Noble might follow Borders and other big - box bookstores into the dust bin of history.

They were already dying as a result of the big box bookstores moving into their communities, stores like Barnes & Noble and Borders.

That is something that is all too often lacking in the big box bookstores.

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Ask big - box bookstores about «local author» days.

For that matter, the big - box bookstores are in danger, too.

It also fails to take into account the fact that indie bookstores, where some of those less than best seller books could be found, were run out of the market by the influx of the big box bookstores in the 1980s and 1990s.

Once Amazon has been slain, the literary golden age of big box bookstores can return.

Big - box 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.

CR: I've gotten a bookseller, a librarian and a book buyer from a big - box bookstore to come on, talking about issues with self - publishing.

The big - box bookstore has passed into history.

Not exact matches

Perhaps traditional grocery stores will be forced to confront the challenge posed by big box stores and delivery companies like FreshDirect by playing up the community aspect of the shopping experience — just as some of the most successful bookstores have become more like coffee shops and community centers in order to stay in business.

If you're looking for a last minute gift... or are already plotting how to use that bookstore gift card you know is waiting in that tiny wrapped box, I'd recommend starting with these excellent reads — my favorite of 2013:

But today's book, Best Lunch Box Ever: Ideas and Recipes for School Lunches Kids Will Love, is so popular that it's sold out in bookstores and I can't get my hands on... [Continue reading]

But today's book, Best Lunch Box Ever: Ideas and Recipes for School Lunches Kids Will Love, is so popular that it's sold out in bookstores and I can't get my hands on a copy!

It's closely associated with Crossfit, and has become quite a trend outside of the boxes as well, with a slew of paleo cookbooks lining the shelves of your local bookstore.

Accidentally on Purpose: The True Tale of a Happy Single Mother is available for nearly nothing at various online bookstores and from boxes in Pols» barn.

For example, in the chapter on pitching retail outlets to carry your books, you'll learn why you must approach independent bookstores differently than the big box stores like Walmart and Costco.

That said, in the very near future, we won't be talking about big - box, corporate bookstores anymore.

Since I own my own imprint and am legally registered as a publisher, I get these in my business email box almost weekly: NEARLY 35,000 LIBRARIANS... UP TO 3200 INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES... AND FREE LISTINGS!

I know I'm supposed to prefer independent bookstores over big box behemoths, but I'm going to come clean and admit that I love Barnes & Noble.

Back when my first novel was published in 1997, authors went on book tours, scheduling talks and signings at bookstores, groceries, and even stopping at drugstores and big - box retail stores to sign books on the shelves.

With a 50 % discount from us, bookstores can mark what doesn't sell at half price and do better than returning the books (bookstores pay the shipping for returns, and they pay employees to box up the books).

Michael Tamblyn — CEO of Kobo told me on a few occasions that they focus on bookstores because their product seems more organic and wholesome, instead of being sold at a big box retailer, where technology is often cold and impersonal.

But still: think of all those books in the giveaway box at your local bookstore!

Libraries, bookstores, gift shops, Big Box chains, Apple... do you really want to wager your book's future and ignore every other retail option?

Bookstores are always top of mind, but think outside of the box.

Maybe the bookselling industry is moving away from «big box» stores to smaller niche store, almost «boutique» bookstores.

Instead, you will see a box for «wholesale discount», which is anywhere from 40 % to 50 %, depending on the bookstore.

From the fight that libraries are still facing over ebook lending to the snail's pace of digital textbook adoption, as well as the realization from booksellers that they will have to do something to accommodate ebooks if they plan to keep their doors open with big box and online bookstores breathing down their necks, it often feels like the industry as a whole would like to look the other way and let digital reading burn itself out.

Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo and Sony all sell their devices in bookstores, big box stores and in different tech shops all over the world.

What do independent bookstores offer that big - box stores don't?

When you're playing that kind of game, the Big Five publishers have a huge advantage — their sales teams pitch books for placement at bookstore accounts, big - box stores, specialty retailers, and so on.

I think we will always have brick - and - mortar bookstores in some form or fashion, but it's clear that the heyday of the big - box chain bookstore is just about over.