He never stood in
an airport bookstore and wondered which of its seemingly interchangeable business titles would truly revolutionize his company and unlock the secret to happiness, and he never tried to make sense of the bizarre spectacle of a Jim Cramer rant.
No editor said, «Sorry, Robert, but your writing is too feminine - sounding, and you know that just doesn't fly off the shelves in
the airport bookstores.»
Another cool thing has been brought to my attention by friends all over the country: The Clockwork Dagger is being sold in
airport bookstores.
So when you walk by
that airport bookstore with your sights set on People or US Weekly, just keep on walking.
I'm running a bit late (as I often do), frantically looking up at the monitor and searching for my gate, when out of the corner of my eye, I see my own face looking back at me from
the airport bookstore.
Perhaps neither was quite suited for this material as Berg's skill with non-fiction doesn't translate to her first narrative film and Holofcener's gifts with character are smothered by the twisting and turning requirements of
airport bookstore thriller fiction.
«One night, on a business trip to London, by chance he picked up philosopher Martin Buber's thin book, The Way of Man, at
an airport bookstore.
If I told you that business books helping managers become better leaders only sell 23 copies a month at one of the major
airport bookstore chains, what does that do to your financial plan?
But one day in
an airport bookstore, I found myself carrying it to the register.
They tell nothing about the story line or plot, they're almost all the same length, they're all overexcited and peppered with exclamation points; even more interesting is the fact that they are all «Verified Purchase,» as if no one received a copy of the book as a gift or bought it at Walmart or even
an airport bookstore.
I recently listened to a podcast where an indie author did manage to get his book in
airport bookstores — Michael Bungay Stanier, on Tim Grahl's Book Launch podcast (there were three episodes, and I can't remember which episode discussed his distribution strategy).
An indie author can't place a book in
airport bookstores and supermarkets; a large traditional publisher can.
Publishers have been extremely helpful in getting distribution into book stores and
airport bookstores; those are all really good things.
You also know that if somebody has enough platform, like yourself, you could probably negotiate your own bookstore and
airport bookstore access.
Really good advice in this podcast, especially to do impromptu book signings at airports when traveling (using Twitter to get the word out) and going into non-traditional book stores such as
airport bookstores, spas, hotels and other places that sell books and talk to the manager.
I don't have the marketing arm of a publishing company behind me to buy my way onto a display stand at the front of
an airport bookstore.
Their readers will find their works at
any airport bookstore or shopping mall kiosk, to say nothing of the zillion other online outlets or chain bookstores like BarnesandNoble.com.
It ends up being more consultative, than «what should I buy while I'm standing at
the airport bookstore» type urgency.
Maybe Amazon will buy
the airport bookstores.
I used to carry 5 paperbacks with me on business trips, and I had to buy more at many
airport bookstores.
And the fraction of all Big Five traditionally - published authors who will ever see their book in a supermarket, Costco, or
airport bookstore is infinitesimally small.
Amazon's new store are more like local versions of
airport bookstores, except with better selection, prices, and stories you can't find anywhere else.
Barnes & Noble, Wal - Mart,
airport bookstores, Walgreens, others — wouldn't have put me on their shelves.
I've always been interested in investing and I picked up a book called The Automatic Millionaire, by David Bach at
the airport bookstore.
It's a reading challenge designed for those who love travel — those who have a curiosity about the world around them, those who are always looking for their next great read (whether picking it up in
an airport bookstore or finding wi - fi to download to their Kindle), those who want more ideas about what to read, and those who want to explore the world in person or through a good book.
It's bad enough that most
airport bookstores are stocked to the ceiling with «Twilight» books and Dan Brown novels, the least they could do is cater to the active traveler and offer a full range of travel guides — Kickback or not.
Not exact matches
Row upon row of
airport -
bookstore management books can not hold a candle to this, in my opinion.
I am flying to Omaha, Neb., taking a cab straight from the
airport to the Nebraska - Omaha campus, asking directions to the
bookstore, buying the largest «MAVERICKS» sweatshirt, like the one he is wearing, they have in stock, going directly back to the
airport, flying to Kansas City, taking a cab straight to Kauffman Stadium, and giving this guy the sweatshirt.
Our favorite trick is to pick up a Read and Return book at the
airport, and then dropping it off at a participating
bookstore once you reach your destination — and you get 50 % of your money back!
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Consider selling to other
airport stores, not just
bookstores.
At this very moment, you are standing in the aisle of a
bookstore, or at an
airport, thumbing through these pages, or you are sitting at home, reading this book.
* Why not have a professional sales & marketing team distribute your book to
bookstores (and nontraditional outlets like
airports, grocery stores, and wholesale clubs like Costco, etc.)?
Also consider selling to other
airport stores, not just
bookstores.
Amazon Rolls Out More Apps for Kindle [Puzzazz] has built Wordoku, a spin on Sudoku, that uses letters instead of numbers, and acts just like puzzle books found in
airports, drugstores and
bookstores.
Are you focusing on
bookstores, chains, supermarkets,
airport stores, libraries, gift stores, online retailers?
Distribution was to prove critical: that's how your book gets beyond Amazon and into
bookstores and, if you're lucky,
airports.
Not just in
airports but in every major chain
bookstore as well as like grocery and drug stores that also carry whatever is in the NYT list.»
If I'm Grisham or Evanovich, and my publisher will guarantee front - rack
airport and supermarket placement, buying giant wall - of - my - books displays at the front of
bookstores, and a huge dedicated marketing spend, then brick & mortar print will be major factor in my earnings.
Sales for a small tier of mega-bestsellers like Patterson, King, Evanovich, Roberts, etc. skew toward brick & mortar print and away from ebooks and online because of the broad brick - and - mortar visibility you mention in
airports, supermarkets, etc., and especially because of paid co-op placement in
bookstores, which they benefit from disproportionately (Because publishers concentrate marketing spend disproportionately in their biggest - name tentpole authors).
In addition to its college campus stores and the new Seattle
bookstore, Amazon currently operates pop - up shops in some California malls and Amazon device vending machines in some
airports.
My Kindle died in the midst of my recent trip to Italy, and I dashed into a
bookstore in the Rome
airport with minutes to spare before my flight.
There are a whole lot of readers who shop at
bookstores,
airports, department stores, and convenience stores, and I'm not available in those outlets.
The interface is far better than most, and it provides a better shopping arrangement than you get from lesser - known competitors such as Aluratek, Cool - er, and Cybook; for one thing, the
bookstore integration via Wi - Fi means that you can buy a book while, say, sitting in an
airport and waiting for your flight.
The acknowledged originator of the book «superstore» concept and once the second - largest
bookstore chain in the U.S., the Borders Group a publicly held
bookstore chain that operated Borders superstores and Waldenbooks Specialty Retail segment stores, including Waldenbooks, Borders Express and Borders
airport stores.
$ 75 — Title setup fees with Ingram (a distributor who will make the book available in
bookstores, magazine shops,
airports, etc., in the US, UK, and Australia)
Of course, most
airports and hotels offer free Wi - Fi access to its patrons, as do many other establishments, including restaurants, coffee and bagel shops,
bookstores, etc..
I'd like to focus on the part of your comments to do with people not reading at
airports and not stopping into
bookstores.
Over the years our titles were available at a number of the outlets you mention above: grocery stores,
bookstores,
airports, mass market, and more.
Then there are many other places where your books can be, like at supermarkets,
airports, cruise lines, independent
bookstores, gas stations, therapist offices and all these places.»