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How many more times for BEA?

May 26, 2009 by Mike Shatzkin 30 Comments

I went to my first ABA (American Booksellers Association) Convention in Washington, DC in 1970. I had just written “The View from Section 111” for Prentice-Hall, about the New York Knicks’ first championship season, which was going to be published that October. Prentice-Hall threw a party for authors with a book coming that Fall, and […]

Filed Under: Autobiographical, General Trade Publishing, Industry Events, Publishing, Publishing History, Supply-Chain Tagged With: ABA, Barry Goldwater, BEA, Daisy Maryles, Jill Krementz, Prentice-Hall, Roysce Smith

The Book Business Ain’t The Music Business

March 13, 2009 by Mike Shatzkin 18 Comments

Len Vlahos of the ABA is the latest to take on  the noble but very difficult  task of encouraging independent booksellers in the digital age. Independent booksellers face a challenge similar to that of publishers  adjusting to the change we’re facing: the skill sets and predelictions that are useful for what they’ve been doing don’t […]

Filed Under: eBooks, General Trade Publishing, New Models, Publishing, Supply-Chain Tagged With: ABA, bookstore digital strategy, Facebook, iPod, iTunes, Kindle, Len Vlahos, music business, social networking, Twitter

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