tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post114658557277330856..comments2023-10-05T06:28:29.938-07:00Comments on Bookseller Chick: For Love or MoneyBookseller Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740546395821645741noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1147108605200026642006-05-08T10:16:00.000-07:002006-05-08T10:16:00.000-07:00A little off the subject but a little comic relief...A little off the subject but a little comic relief with a book angle:<BR/><BR/>http://www.90poundsuv.com/index.htm<BR/><BR/>The song's not bad and the woman on the CD cover is author Prill Boyle who wrote Defying Gravity: a celebration of late-blooming womenReed Nexthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527553205063638497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1146920186136771762006-05-06T05:56:00.000-07:002006-05-06T05:56:00.000-07:00I work in a public library and have noticed that w...I work in a public library and have noticed that we have become busier lately. Usually we don't pick up until school gets out for the summer and that won't happen for a few weeks. I'm not sure the rising price of gas has affected my book buying habits however. There are no bookstores in my town so I have to drive 30 miles to one, but what I do is just buy more books when I'm there to stock up. I have been trying to take more books home from work. You would think I could get all the books I want there, but the director can't order everything I want to read!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1146768148397347172006-05-04T11:42:00.000-07:002006-05-04T11:42:00.000-07:00Another independent bookstore worker chiming in, t...Another independent bookstore worker chiming in, to say our customers are already complaining about the "Premium" mass markets with some refusing to buy them at all. I can only see that trend getting worse with gas going up, which means authors will end up taking the hit for something they have no control over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1146665179389485582006-05-03T07:06:00.000-07:002006-05-03T07:06:00.000-07:00Although I really love e-books, I'm finding that t...Although I really love e-books, I'm finding that they generally cost the same as a print book, so you're not going to save any gas money there! (I think it's a con game by the publishers! LOL)<BR/><BR/>The reason that I will buy e-books, though, is 1) the instant delivery to my computer (no going to a store or waiting for the book to come in the mail), and 2) the fact that some e-books are simply not available in print, and when they are, they're much too expensive compared to mass-market paperbacks.Jean L. Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820846337864043092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1146658309477267432006-05-03T05:11:00.000-07:002006-05-03T05:11:00.000-07:00I think I'm going to cry, that's what I think.I think I'm going to cry, that's what I think.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02495558736099438348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1146620184887506412006-05-02T18:36:00.000-07:002006-05-02T18:36:00.000-07:00Robin, I like your happy thought. As a writer--a b...Robin, I like your happy thought. As a writer--a brand-new baby published writer--I'm worried about the competition on the shelves, the fact that my book jacket has no blurbs, the fact that another new author with a book coming out the same time as mine has sold her house, bought a bus, painted it to look like the book cover, and is going on the road all summer to promote it, while I'm at home working 2 jobs and trying to write the 2nd novel. And now gas prices, for I'm sure BSC is correct and it will have an impact. <BR/><BR/>I feel like my word verification: UUHGV! <BR/><BR/>All I can do is keep my head down and keep writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1146606780138664402006-05-02T14:53:00.000-07:002006-05-02T14:53:00.000-07:00I'm not American, nor do I drive, but I'm still be...I'm not American, nor do I drive, but I'm still bending my head round the idea that there's only 41 years of oil left at the current rate of consumption. I've been pondering this possibility since I heard it suggested a couple of weeks ago, and trying to work out what that would be like, given that I'll hopefully still be around in 2047. Oddly enough, while I've wondered many things like - 'Aren't plastics made out of oil?' (Don't laugh, I'm an Arts graduate), it had not, until now, struck me that soaring oil prices might impact on my book buying habits.<BR/>I could've lived in a world without Barbie dolls - but in a world where books are unaffordable? <BR/>[On the bright side, if we're all killed by bird flu, the oil will last that much longer.]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1146602048922566482006-05-02T13:34:00.000-07:002006-05-02T13:34:00.000-07:00The certain problem is the high price of gas will ...The certain problem is the high price of gas will eventually cause the price of books to go up. Oil is needed for making the books and shipping the books, and pretty soon the publishers are going to parlay their rising costs into the book prices. Hopefully by then, gas prices will have either lowered or people will have acclimated as Robin assures us they will. Either way, it's damn hard to be an independent bookseller.Noellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567505547323976582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1146591565956006752006-05-02T10:39:00.000-07:002006-05-02T10:39:00.000-07:00I admit, I am a sucker for coupons, discounts and ...I admit, I am a sucker for coupons, discounts and sales. And I <I>do</I> frequent malls even when I'm running a quick errand, so maybe I'm not the customer you're worried about. However, I can definitely see where this is cause for alarm. I'm wondering if this will be of any help to e-books. Summer probably isn't the best time to try out an e-book, since it's tough to take them to the beach, but rising gas prices may keep people home in the air conditioning anyway.The Urbanitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011833654296013597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1146589902169201692006-05-02T10:11:00.000-07:002006-05-02T10:11:00.000-07:00My brother is a musician (bear with me here, it wi...My brother is a musician (bear with me here, it will all wrap around in the end). Most of his clients are the big resorts, which in turn have as their major clients all the big corporations which like to send their people to out-of-state conferences.<BR/><BR/>Right after 9/11, my brother's business completely tanked. No one wanted to travel, the corporations didn't want to spend money, the resorts started laying people off, etc. And things continued that way for a solid year, and somewhat into the next year, too.<BR/><BR/>But then, human beings being what we are, people started emerging from their holes again. And they realized they didn't want to hide, they missed going places, they wanted to eat out and go on vacation and spend money again. And now my brother is so over-booked he can barely catch his breath.<BR/><BR/>So yes, gas prices are horrendous right now. People are freaked about their money. It's ridiculous what it costs to commute to jobs that still pay what they did when gas was a more reasonable $2.00 a gallon(ha!). <BR/><BR/>But people need books. People need to escape. They crave it like they crave sugar and caffeine. So while there might be a downturn in book sales for a while, it won't last forever. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile writers should keep writing, book sellers should do what they can to keep putting books into people's hands, and let's all just keep breathing and wait for the cycle to turn.<BR/><BR/>Happy thought for the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1146587864422405422006-05-02T09:37:00.000-07:002006-05-02T09:37:00.000-07:00Price is becoming more of an issue. I think this w...Price is becoming more of an issue. I think this will hit new authors hardest. Why risk the money- unless you know you like their writing? This has the potential to create a nasty cycleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1146587100012132622006-05-02T09:25:00.000-07:002006-05-02T09:25:00.000-07:00Price is a big issue:at my former job,we didn't di...Price is a big issue:at my former job,we didn't discount books(unless it was a new Harry Potter or a big Xmas coffee table book)but we had a frequent buyer program where you would get a coupon after buying 12 items(the coupon would be worth 10% of what you paid for the dozen). This worked out but so many people found reasons to complain about it,nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>One of the reasons internet sales are so popular is due to the discounts-don't know many times I heard "Well,it's only so and so at Amazon",expecting some sort of instant bargaining,I guess. With the gas prices going up,the demand for discounts will go up,I agree.<BR/><BR/>Oh,and to slightly veneer back to Viswanathan,there are now reports than Opal Mehta also plundered from Sophie Kinsella's Can You Keep A Secret and Meg Cabot's Princess Diaries. Looks like Alloy went to town on the mix and match there:)lady thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16287907577241697874noreply@blogger.com