Comments on: To market to market with a hit like Twilight

By: Jason Fischer

Jason Fischer — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:54:57 +0000

This my friend is some scary shit, without even bringing in the parallel importation issues. Sparkly emo-vampires aside, give me choice over bulk availability any day.

By: Hoger

Hoger — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:25:42 +0000

I think some book buyers will still want to buy instore from quality independent bookstores for a long time to come. But whether they’ll be able to stay viable is a whole other issue.

By: Vincent McCaffrey

Vincent McCaffrey — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:46:22 +0000

I think the ‘movie’ analogy is both precise and prescient. My great fear after a life time in the business of books is that this phenomenon which was once the over marketing of Stephen King, and then J.K. Rowling is about to go nuclear. This on top of the wholesale Googlization of the backlist of civilization.

Vince–