Dreamhand
Troubadour
BAM! Great post, Bob... and some very interesting statistics. Deeply ironic that the independent bookstores cry "foul" against the big box stores but still pander to the big box publishers. I get that they're trying to pay the rent, but your right... they apparently don't want to promote books, just be an outlet for selling them.
I wonder if the continuing evolution of the self-publishing/small-press phenomena will inspire indie bookstores to re-evaluate that model. One would think that someone out there would see the change coming and move to capitalize on it.
I wonder if the continuing evolution of the self-publishing/small-press phenomena will inspire indie bookstores to re-evaluate that model. One would think that someone out there would see the change coming and move to capitalize on it.