Of interest, yes, Douglas, & something that even touches small presses
like the one I volunteer for, but not as much, & it really has nothing
to do with poetry, only a few copies of a few books of which ever get
into such big stores, which are the real reason things have gone so
badly.
We are somewhat lucky in at least parts of Canada, where independent
bookstores have managed to survive the attack of the boxstores; run by
people who care about books & reader, these are what still support
poetry & literate writing (which The Da Vinci Code most definitely is
not).
Doug
On 3-Jun-05, at 3:22 PM, Douglas Clark wrote:
> I found this of interest.
>
> Douglas Clark, Bath, Somerset, England ....
> http://www.dgdclynx.plus.com
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "MrPepper11" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 7:24 PM
> Subject: Publishing: An Industry 'Gone Mad'
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>
>> June 3, 2005
>> Quest for Best Seller Creates a Pileup Of Returned Books
>> Hoping for a 'Da Vinci Code,' Publishers Flood Stores; An Industry
>> 'Gone Mad'
>> A Trip to the 'Sad' Warehouse
>> By JEFFREY A. TRACHTENBERG
Douglas Barbour
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I can always
go back to
fertilization,
kimonos, wrap-
arounds and
diatribes.
Lorine Niedecker
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