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B&N refusing to stock any books published by Amazon
The New York Times is reporting the above. What do you think, m'dears? Will the prospect of no sales through B&N dissuade you from using CreateSpace to publish?
I've been watching this battle for a while, wondering how B&N was going to respond to the newer industry big'un. Fold or go head to head? Who is the Romney character in the passion play, and who the Gingrich?
B&N has over 700 stores across the nation. Their absence will surely put a ding in Amazon's bottom line - something to consider, as Amazon just posted something like 50% downturn in sales. (I'm remembering off the top of my head - I could be wrong about the number.)
You can bet your patootie that INDEPENDANT bookstores aren't going to step up to fill the retailer void left by B&N.
Thoughts?
PS.: NYT article here:
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/barnes-noble-says-...
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Permalink Reply by Carol Clouse on -
There really won't be much of a 'retailer void', really. Unless you specifically mean that opportunity for CreateSpace self published books to be sold through B&N? But doubtful that the B&N stores carried much of that market anyhoo. I can see major shifts and changes coming in this entire industry, and ... I suspect it has just begun and it will be a while until everything morphs and remolds itself. TIme to continue with creative ways and means of getting your work recognized!
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