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Friday May 15, 2009

Quotes for the week before the week before BEA

Really, I just wanted to paste Elizabeth's entire post here:

"OH! And these two are crucial: Do put release month and year on the spines of ARCs. Many publishers have started doing this and we love you for it."

Did you think I was going to give away the punch line? Click through to the other Sarah's blog to find out:

"Q: How many booksellers does it take to screw in a light bulb?"

When recommendations go bad:

"We noticed that customers who bought Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer also bought trendy, must-read fiction by people much younger, hipper and more gifted than you."

A great endeavor in so many ways:

"The Book Fair for Boys is built around a wish list at Powells Books. We chose Powells because the GLW crew was very determined to use an independent bookstore for this endeavor (another example of putting our money where our mouth is)."

He's not only a sales rep and book blogger, he's also a fantastic artist:

"A few stats: the collage measures 1 foot by 3 feet; the background is made of squares cut from actual books (all galleys, all favorites of mine); the letters and frames are made of tiny book jackets."

Patrick solves the piracy issue:

"For bookstores and publishers, the answer has to be this: make it more appealing - in every way - to buy the ebook than to steal it."

Because everything, including industry news, sounds better in noir format:

"A leathery blonde two tables away held on to her shivering Yorkie for dear life. A middle-aged guy in a black raincoat across the street had a lit cigarette blown right out of his mouth. I thought to myself, this wind is nothing compared to the one that's blowing through the book business."

The Arbiter of Style just wants to turn me into a lush:

"To decant, first stand the bottle upright for a few hours in a dark, cool place. Remember that several days after it is opened vintage port loses its aroma."

I don't recommend the post as a whole. Mark Cuban is whining because the world doesn't bend to accommodate his every need. But he makes one interesting point:

"I’ve always been a believer that Amazon has excelled not just because they have great customer service and decent prices, but because they have those, PLUS they have my credit card on file. It’s easier to buy from Amazon than it is to go to the store."

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Posted at 03:31PM May 15, 2009 by Sarah Rettger in General |

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