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Constance Ford's avatar

l don't know if you've ever listened to The Publishing Rodeo podcast but they had an entire episode last year devoted to how important bookstores and book sellers are to the numbers a book sells. I'd had no idea until then (there's so much info that should be included in MFA programs about the business end of publishing that isn't, at least in my experience), and l find this information fascinating and important. Thanks for writing about it!

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Maggie May Ethridge's avatar

I haven’t heard of that! I’ll google it, thanks

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KateLynn Hibbard's avatar

I want to read what Candy Cane was reading…

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Maggie May Ethridge's avatar

I’ll never tell…

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Frank Beck's avatar

Our family has spent many happy hours in Barnes and Noble, and we've bought a lot of books there. When you need a book in a hurry -- no time for Amazon -- it's the best bet here in Manhattan. But I must admit I also love to browse in little, carefully curated bookshops, too, like The Corner Bookshop on Madison Avenue. They have a small selection, but you feel like you're interacting with another reader's sensibility. And you are.

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Maggie May Ethridge's avatar

Gah I want to book browse in NYC!

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Wendy Martin's avatar

Great information

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Rosalynn Tyo's avatar

I love this! I may have to borrow that shelf talkers idea for the little secondhand bookstore where I work. We’re always looking for low-cost promotional ideas :)

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Maggie May Ethridge's avatar

Yay! They are fun to do, too

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