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Book prices for pundits

As New York Times critic Dwight Garner highlights on his blog, Abebooks is reporting on its website that collectible editions of Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father, the Democrat hopeful's 1995 autobiography, have sold through ... Read More »

January 8, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling

The year in Quillblog

By Nathan Whitlock

We are officially on holiday as of yesterday, but we thought we should end the Quillblog year with a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. They are: Secrets of the ... Read More »

December 20, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Hearst magazines go with Canada-only prices

By Stuart Woods

In a story that's near and dear to our hearts here at Quillblog, The Toronto Star is reporting that Hearst Magazines “ which publishes Cosmopolitan, Oprah Magazine, Seventeen, Good Housekeeping, Popular Mechanics and Esquire “ ... Read More »

December 18, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Have your say on pricing, parity, and books

By Leigh Anne Williams

Whether you're a bookseller or publisher, we want to hear what you have to say on the pricing issue. What is your house or store doing? What needs to be done industry-wide? Who is benefiting ... Read More »

November 14, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Dealing with the loonie surge, continued

By Leigh Anne Williams

As the pricing crisis keeps reverberating throughout the book industry, more booksellers are unilaterally lowering their prices. In Waterloo, Ontario, Words Worth Books is now offering a 15% discount on all dual-priced books. According to ... Read More »

November 8, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Have your say re: parity

By Leigh Anne Williams

Like many booksellers, Chris O'Brien, owner of The Miller's Tale in Almonte, Ontario, has been wrestling with the issue of dollar-parity. As O'Brien explains on his store blog, this is the approach he's come up ... Read More »

November 1, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Finance minister makes a pricing example of Harry Potter

By Nathan Whitlock

The publishing industry is once again the unhappy poster child for the difference between U.S. and Canadian retail prices, but this time the complaint is coming not from consumers or booksellers but from federal Finance ... Read More »

October 24, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Ottawa bookseller offers U.S. price

By Nathan Whitlock

Christopher Smith, co-owner of Collected Works bookstore in Ottawa, says pressure from consumers unhappy with the gap between U.S. and Canadian prices on books has spurred the store to sell dual-priced books for the U.S. ... Read More »

October 17, 2007 | Filed under: Bookselling, Industry news

Amazon's race to sell everything

By Leigh Anne Williams

Amazon.com released its first-quarter results last week (which contained no specific mention of Canada), to the disappointment of most investors. It appears that Amazon's aggressive investment in the toy and grocery categories is dampening profits.While ... Read More »

August 3, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Cheap books for everyone!

By Cassandra Drudi

Bibliophiles who whimper every time they hear the damage at the bookstore counter can breathe a sigh of relief. "Book prices are going down. I can say that for sure," says Simon & Schuster Canada ... Read More »

May 17, 2006 | Filed under: Bookselling

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Search Results by tag: pricing

Book prices for pundits

The year in Quillblog

Hearst magazines go with Canada-only prices

Have your say on pricing, parity, and books

Dealing with the loonie surge, continued

Have your say re: parity

Finance minister makes a pricing example of Harry Potter

Ottawa bookseller offers U.S. price

Amazon's race to sell everything

Cheap books for everyone!

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