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Booksellers Hustle in Down Economy
May 25, 2009Borders Renews Art of Hand-selling to “Make” Hits Idlewild Books Sells “Destination Kits” and Personalized Service Rock Point Books Focuses on the Children Applause. Applause. Applause. Booksellers rallying in the face of adversity prove once again that the little guy can’t be kept down for long. It’s in the rules somewhere: man vs. man, man [...]
What’s More Important, the Author or the Book?
May 13, 2009Audrey Niffeneger Caught Whoring It Up with Former Backstreet Boy Stephanie Meyer Trades Galaxy Award for Gram of Coke and a Snow Cone Neil Gaiman Nefarious “Tori-gate” Scandal Rocks Europe If your favorite authors became tabloid darlings, would you care? Would you even bat an eye? Sensational exploits of public figures have been thrown in [...]