In a stunning reversal against the digital book market, the Wall Street Journal reports that a successful author has turned to phyiscal paperbacks through a contract with a traditional publisher. The article, authored by Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, is entitled “E-Book Author Tries New Format: Real Paperbacks” (August 23, 2011, p. B4). The author, John Locke, was the… Read More Back to the Future With Physical Paperback Books
I have never been on board with electronic books. I am not excited about any of the devices such as Kindle, Nook, or iPads. I like a book. I like to hold it, carry it, display it, and engage in conversations about it when others see what I am reading. I thought it was interesting in… Read More A Major Publisher Sees it My Way – Despite e-Books, Physical Books will Survive
News item: Borders to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. I have shopped at bookstores since I was… well, since well before I was old enough to drive. I had my favorite bookstore in Beaumont, TX, in the Los Angeles area, and in Dallas. (My favorite, of all time, was Acres of Books in Long Beach,… Read More The Day Is Coming When Browsing At A Bookstore Will Be Just A Distant Memory… Like Borders, Are Your Days Numbered Also?
(let’s call this a lesson in business focus). No, I don’t know the future of the book business, (or the restaurant business, or the car business — or any business, for that matter.). I don’t know if physical books will survive in the e-books era. I don’t know if people will be able to read… Read More Border’s Difficult Days – with Maybe an Object Lesson for us All
News Item: Legacy Books in Plano to close its doors Aug. 14 ———————— I’ve got so many things to say about this little, sad piece of news. In my first “adult/out of college” job, c 1972, I served as a Youth Minister in Beaumont, Texas. (My wife once killed a mosquito so big that she… Read More Sad News for Book Lovers in the Dallas Area – and a Little Sad Reflecting on my Own
Before we post foreclosure signs outside of book retailers such as Barnes & Noble, Borders, Half-Price Books, and others, because everyone purchases books and downloads them on devices such as Kindle, let’s talk about what these retailers really are. Yes, they sell books. But, any cursory glance at a visit to these stores will tell… Read More Before We See Foreclosure Signs on Book Retailers…
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