They therefore organize events at places
other than bookstores and some of the places include clubs and bars.
Why this is changing: Libraries are more and more open to stocking indie books — much more
so than bookstores, in general.
From the initial planning stages through the book events themselves, perhaps no other group has the range of insight into what authors do to create successful
appearances than bookstore event coordinators.
From the initial planning stages through the events themselves, perhaps no other group has the range of insight into what authors do to create successful appearances
than bookstore event coordinators.
Why this is changing: Libraries are actually more and more open to stocking indie books — much more
so than bookstores, in general.
I thought to myself: «It makes more sense to be a Pottery Barn selling a few
books than a bookstore selling a few pots.»
2) The inventory is
smaller than a bookstore or library, but it's actually nice in the sense that there's less overwhelm factor and you have a «curated collection» from which to choose.
As a result of this focus, comiXology emphasizes weekly comics over collected editions and graphic novels, and it is organized more like a comics
shop than a bookstore.
«Pushy» marketing isn't fun (and is generally ineffective) no matter the source — we just notice it more when it's our friends,
rather than the bookstore.
I wrote an essay on it last year (which I might repost here) where I explained why, but the bottom line is that my Amazon experience became better
than my bookstore experience.
Indeed many people in Italy are acquainted with schemes in which you join a «club» that would send you a book every month (unless you opt - out month by month, and if you don't you have to pay the price for it), and would sell books at a price much
lower than the bookstore.
There is nothing that I love
more than a bookstore — it's my next favorite store after the J.Crew outlet!
Now we have an article from the New York Times telling us that B&N wants to «be more»
than a bookstore.