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When you can score a new hardcover by Dan Brown or Jeannette Walls or Nicholas Kristof for less than $30—and often significantly less if you shop online sales—why does the average price of an academic hardcover hover around $60 or $75? Quite simply, it’s all about the market. We’re all smart people, so we understand that [...] I was running an errand Tuesday afternoon when I heard about the price war going on between Target, Amazon, and Wal-Mart over the pricing of a few hot new trade book titles. And I have to say, I’m in agreement with Stephen King, who said he was: …“gobsmacked” by this turn of events… In the interests of [...] Huh. According to this piece from the New York Times, increasing numbers of publishers are looking to “vooks,” which intersperse videos in electronic text that can be read — and viewed — online. Most of the examples they profile come from the world of trade publishing, and I have to admit that I disagree with the reviewer [...] |
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