Booksellers Deal with E-books
Booksellers Deal with E-books
Independent bookstores are finding new competition
everywhere they turn. Amazon.com, used books online,
national retailers, and e-books have all contributed to
the decline of the independents.
The American Booksellers Association Board of Directors,
meeting earlier in March, heard a report detailing the
"Opportunities in the Digital Arena for Independent
Bookstores". This interesting report sees bookstores
as potential outlets for e-books and other digital media.
Find it at: http://news.bookweb.org//news/6662.html
Independent bookstores are finding new competition
everywhere they turn. Amazon.com, used books online,
national retailers, and e-books have all contributed to
the decline of the independents.
The American Booksellers Association Board of Directors,
meeting earlier in March, heard a report detailing the
"Opportunities in the Digital Arena for Independent
Bookstores". This interesting report sees bookstores
as potential outlets for e-books and other digital media.
Find it at: http://news.bookweb.org//news/6662.html
posted by Scott Flora | 4:05 PM
2 Comments:
That seems couterintuitive to me. The whole point of digital is that you don't have to deal with a brick and mortar operation and can download your purchase directly from the publisher.
For instance, I recently downloaded an ebook from Eridanus Press. No book retailer was involved. Why anyone want to think that putting Barnes and Noble in the loop would be progress?
Oops. Meant Eridanus Press.
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