tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056580309029737750.post3810926122375961390..comments2023-08-15T07:07:33.331-07:00Comments on Survive and Thrive for Retailers: Borders, Book Competition and Your Pricing PolicyCarolyn Howard-Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15041591136206289558noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056580309029737750.post-6074204483055634592010-05-11T16:07:27.454-07:002010-05-11T16:07:27.454-07:00Thanks Carolyn, if you knew the outrageous prices ...Thanks Carolyn, if you knew the outrageous prices we pay for books over here in Australia, you might have a different perspective! I hate sending local (Australian) purchasers to Amazon (US) for my book but the biggest Aussie chain Angus & Robertson (who recently bought out the Aussie Borders…) were selling my paperback novel for $42.00 when it is $19.95 on Amazon! The book wholesales for aMagdalena Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182314078304734996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056580309029737750.post-72974180770119251282010-05-11T03:56:20.765-07:002010-05-11T03:56:20.765-07:00Very interesting post. It seems many book publishe...Very interesting post. It seems many book publishers and retailers are flailing about in this market. I don't think that's a good sign. Thanks for an interesting post!Nancy Famolarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276516645921716314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056580309029737750.post-84947886080454868302010-05-10T13:30:13.995-07:002010-05-10T13:30:13.995-07:00Thanks for pointing this out, Carolyn. It's go...Thanks for pointing this out, Carolyn. It's good to know, as I was unaware of Borders doing this. Of course the best money for the author and publisher is buying through the publisher, but a lot of people don't realize that. They think if they buy a book through Amazon, the author gets paid the regular amount. Nothing could be further from the truth.Katie Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279118592523922756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056580309029737750.post-75253724779664579662010-05-10T10:29:07.692-07:002010-05-10T10:29:07.692-07:00Interesting post, Carolyn. One thing Borders Austr...Interesting post, Carolyn. One thing Borders Australia may not realize is any books that Amazon sells through Ingram, Amazon gets a huge discount. They then sometimes elect to take a loss on their costs to keep low prices at times.<br /><br />I don't know how they stay in business sometimes.Vivian Zabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129178812565073972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056580309029737750.post-47032950681714011922010-05-10T10:03:44.162-07:002010-05-10T10:03:44.162-07:00Just one more way Borders are shooting themselvs i...Just one more way Borders are shooting themselvs in the foot. I hope they stay in business as Borders allows me to do book signings. Many brick and mortar sites have shut down. In 2009 I had about a dozen book signings with Borders. Great employees and customers. I really like Borders. But the writing is on the wall. They'll be the first to go by the wayside.<br /><br />Stephen TrempAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com