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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, ladies? 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 Ruth Feiertag on -
Hey Alle,
Thanks for sharing this. This information sure would keep me away from Amazon's publishing services. I remember when Amazon was the good guy, and made available titles that were impossible to get elsewhere at prices that were often relatively affordable. Grateful as I have been sometimes for Amazon, I still love wandering into a bookstore and picking up the physical manifestation of a book. E-books will never replace what will always be to me the real thing. I'll be interested to see how all this plays out.
Ruth
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Permalink Reply by Kelly Coyle DiNorcia on -
I just blogged yesterday about my loathing of Amazon - http://ahimsamama.com/2012/01/why-i-dont-shop-at-amazon-com/
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