What's going on at your store this holiday season? Shelf Awareness would love to hear about events, promotions, displays, charitable initiatives and other holiday-related happenings. BAM now has more than 200 stores in 22 states and the District of Columbia. The new store is in the Cherry Hill Mall. There will also be cake, party hats and giveaways.īooks-A-Million has opened its first store in the Northeast, in Cherry Hill, N.J., near Philadelphia. The event culminates tomorrow when all books in the store go on sale for the day. We've been the price leader in books for months before that program was announced.” - Congratulations to Watermark Book Company, Anacortes, Wash., which is celebrating its 20th birthday this week with 20% discounts in different sections on different days. Bloomberg reported that Vazquez "said the world's largest retailer disagrees with the American Booksellers Association's view that its recent price cuts constitute 'illegal predatory' practices." "Generally the issue is whether or not you are intending to use pricing to drive someone out of business," he observed "That's not our intent.
The more opportunities Canadians have to read in whatever format they choose, the better the industry will be." - CEO Raul Vazquez fired the latest salvo in the battle over the book pricing wars. Canadian book sales continue to increase.
It is very, very early days for digital books in Canada and the United States. "We welcome more formats and we welcome more opportunities for people to read books in whatever format they find convenient and most enjoyable. "What I can say as an industry observer is that we view this as a beneficial announcement," said Jamie Broadhurst, v-p of marketing for Raincoast Books. The Vancouver Sun reported that "more than a month after Canada was bypassed by Kindle in its release to more than 100 countries, Canadians will be able to buy Amazon's popular digital electronic book reader." The Sun also noted that "Santa will have to have dig deep" to buy the device because added duties and the exchange rate will drive the retail price as high as $330 (US$311). Amazon's Kindle e-reader is heading north.
0 kommentar(er)
