Parson Weems’ News, January 27, 2013
Chris Kerr, head of the Parson Weems group (which is our sales force in the Northeast), sends regular round ups of industry news, bookstore updates, and other interesting bits. I’ll start posting them...
View ArticleAnalysts See the Good in Amazon’s Poor Results
NEW YORK TIMES: January 29, 2013 Analysts See the Good in Amazon’s Poor Results By DAVID STREITFELD A glorious future beats a glorious past. Investors decimated Apple last week when it appeared that...
View ArticlePoignant and insightful article from an indie bookstore owner
Always good to keep the perspective of the independent store in mind – also here some acute observations about our industry, such as “Most troubling is the consolidation of power — decisions about what...
View ArticleAAUP Meeting Notes
This was my first (and hopefully not last) time going to this meeting. I’ll give a brief rundown of the sessions I attended and will try to put my notes into some context. Open Access Textbooks &...
View ArticleMorgan James to Launch E-book Bundling Program
On September 16, Morgan James Publishing will launch an e-book bundling program, providing a digital file version with every purchase of a physical book, said founder David Hancock. The publisher will...
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