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Borders, E-Books Sales and More

Before we get started with the weekly “news”, I have to give a shout out to Shiny Book Review and say “thanks” for the wonderful review of the e-arc of Dave Freer’s middle grade/early ya novella, Without a Trace.  You … Continue reading

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Friday Morning News

Let’s start with the good news.  AAP (Association of American Publishers) has announced the January sales figures.   Once again, e-books sales rose, although the rate wasn’t as fast as in previous months.  Also posting increases were downloaded audio books, religious … Continue reading

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Borders, B&N and more

Let’s just get right to it.  Borders has announced it will make the decision this week on the fate of up to 75 more stores.  As I noted in yesterday’s post, these closures will come from the so-called super-stores.  CEO … Continue reading

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Borders Bankruptcy, Day 2 – Part 1

The dust is starting to settle, sort of, after the announcement that Borders finally did the inevitable yesterday.  It filed for bankruptcy.  It didn’t take long for journalists and bloggers — this blog included — to jump into the fray … Continue reading

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The Revolution is Here

I’ve spent a lot of time and blog space over the last month or so looking at what’s been happening with the big box bookstores, Borders in particular.  Today, I’m turning my attention to some news that came out of … Continue reading

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Latest Industry Numbers

The AAP (Association of American Publishers) has released the sales figures for October.  I predict there are going to be some very unhappy bean counters sitting in their offices today trying to figure out what’s going on.  Or maybe not.  … Continue reading

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A Firestorm Revisited & Other News

Last week the internet was ablaze with the Cooks Source debacle.  For those who might not know what I’m referring to, here’s my post on it.  There are links in the post where you can find more background information.   Since … Continue reading

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