Zinc Blinked « westerblog
Written by admin on January 31, 2010 – 8:26 pm -Andrew Mayer – I believe I have read that the bulk of distribution costs are covered by retailers and not the publishers. Originally posted here: Zinc Blinked « westerblog Read More →
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Amazon, Macmillan: an outsider's guide to the fight - Charlie's Diary
Written by admin on January 31, 2010 – 3:39 am -A publisher that keeps books off the market by refusing to deal with a retailer is no different from one that won’t do a print run and keeps books in the “out-of-print” state. Which is not a lot different from a book that is kept off … Original post: Amazon, Macmillan: an outsider's guide to the fight - Charlie's Diary Read More →
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Why my books are no longer for sale via Amazon at Tobias Buckell …
Written by admin on January 31, 2010 – 2:06 am -I’ve gotten to talk to other writers, and for all that people are buying books happily on Kindles and iPhones, very few writers other than big sellers (the top tier), are seeing more than triple digit sales a year for eBooks. …… Read the original post: Why my books are no longer for sale via Amazon at Tobias Buckell … Read More →
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Game On: Amazon Removes the Buy Button for All Macmillan Books …
Written by admin on January 29, 2010 – 10:39 pm -Used book sellers on Amazon are going to be ecstatic. Amazon makes more money from a marketplace sale than a new sale – or at least they used to, I can’t find the current information on the cut Amazon takes from the shipping amount paid by the buyer but used to be about a …… Amazon also knows they sell a lot of books , both paper and ebook, and that cockblocking a publisher will affect their bottom line. More: Game On: Amazon Removes the Buy Button for All Macmillan Books … Read More →
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Confessions of a Book Pirate | MetaFilter
Written by admin on January 26, 2010 – 2:44 pm -Go To Hellman Blog: Offline Book “Lending” Costs U.S. Publishers Nearly $1 Trillion First, I know it’s a joke Go here to see the original: Confessions of a Book Pirate | MetaFilter Read More →
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Confessions of a Book Pirate | MetaFilter
Written by admin on January 26, 2010 – 2:44 pm -Go To Hellman Blog: Offline Book “Lending” Costs U.S. Publishers Nearly $1 Trillion First, I know it’s a joke. But seriously, the price sensitivity argument is legit. See more here: Confessions of a Book Pirate | MetaFilter Read More →
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» Control of Stuyvesant Town Takes Center Stage » Commercial Real …
Written by admin on January 26, 2010 – 3:48 am -“For a lot of people the FHA was their only resort,” said economist Dean Baker, co-director of the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Economic Policy. “A lot of people who can’t get loans from the FHA will have nowhere else to turn.” …. According to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book cold weather at the turn of the year had adversely affected crops and stressed livestock Go here to read the rest: » Control of Stuyvesant Town Takes Center Stage » Commercial Real … Read More →
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So, What Does This Obama Stuff Really Mean for the Big Banks? You …
Written by admin on January 22, 2010 – 7:21 am -If, or more accurately, when that premium dissipates, the whole sector will drop in fundamental value. I don’t believe the banks are worth what they are trading at now, but comps are comps Excerpt from: So, What Does This Obama Stuff Really Mean for the Big Banks? You … Read More →
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The monetization paradox (or why Google is not my friend …
Written by admin on January 20, 2010 – 7:51 am -In terms of e- books , I think there’s a fundamental flaw in the whole model, that (nearly) all the costs of production are felt by the publisher rather than the distributer, this means that almost ANY sale is a profit for the … Basically, different price points require different strategies, so what is the price point per book you need to match in order to keep up your lifestyle, assuming that these new “not-a- book ” sales cannibalize old “actual paper book ” sales 1-to-1 Go here to read the rest: The monetization paradox (or why Google is not my friend … Read More →
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Can someone explain how car wholesales work?: Off-topic discussion …
Written by admin on January 19, 2010 – 3:09 pm -Book time is 11 hours for the job, I did the Forester on Saturday in a little over 6. Back to the original question. There are a lot of used car lot chains that buy trade-ins in bulk , without really looking over them, for a discount, and often times take the good with the bad. Read the original here: Can someone explain how car wholesales work?: Off-topic discussion … Read More →
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