But back then, way back, before this modern era, bookstore catalogs consisted of what books the bookstore itself had printed, what books they were going to print, and what books they had in stock in their store, and maybe a few other books from
a few other bookstore / publishers.
Not exact matches
The
few people I know who attend mega churches here in San Diego tell me that they go because: 1) They like the their pastor's preaching (Most of those pastors have radio ministries) 2) They like the
other high class guest speakers 3) They like the
bookstores, cafes and so on the church has 4) They can blend into the crowd
Few brick - and - mortar retailers will accept a trade discount less than 40 percent, and when you add Ingram's portion of the trade discount (15 percent), a 55 percent trade discount is a must if you want a shot at
bookstores and
other retailers.
If you set your trade discount below this percentage,
few, if any, physical
bookstores or
other retailers will give your book a second look.
No one wants to see a magazine fold, and news that Kirkus «s demise was especially troubling to authors, publishers, book publicists, and
other publishing industry professionals because book review outlets (if you discount online book review outlets such as blogs and online
bookstores) have seriously contracted during the past
few years.
That doesn't mean the author's or publisher's books will sit on the shelf of most (or even a
few) bricks - and - mortar
bookstores in the country — just that the book can look and appear like any
other when viewed in an industry database.
If the author could show a local following,
bookstores would often carry the book, but
few others showed any interest.
Some publishers reach their goals through Internet book sales on their website,
others through Amazon book sales and a
few, through selling to
bookstores.
txtr made a big announcement a
few days ago on the expansion of its online
bookstores in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and many
other countries.
The market is dominated by CourseSmart, Chegg and a
few others, not by Barnes & Noble or by Follett, its # 1 competitor specifically in college
bookstore operations.
«I think in five years,
other than a
few specialty bookshops in capital cities, you will not see a
bookstore.
The bottom line here is that as Amazon's power to sign up books away from the major publishers grows, the retailers who depend on publishers for a flow of commercial product suffer along with the publishers... B&N's decision seems to me like the right move for them... On the
other hand, authors and agents who might have considered an Amazon publishing deal will have to think twice if they know very
few bookstores will carry it... There are a lot of smart people engaged in a pitched battle here.
I have always supported my local Half Price Books store and the
few other used independent
bookstores not just because of the prices, but because they offer so many out of print and hard to find books that I am always looking for or happen to come across while browsing the aisles.
In addition to direct market and
bookstore sales, this chart also includes a
few foreign deals that have been struck to bring Wayward out in
other languages, most notably in French from Glénat Comics, with two volumes out so far.
To save costs, some micropublishers group together with a
few other micropublishers for
bookstore and library mailings.
Multiple copies of
fewer titles, on the
other hand, make a classroom library resemble a Barnes and Noble
bookstore.