tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post8579698074043833246..comments2023-10-28T15:54:17.342+01:00Comments on Booky Marky blog: The Pages ARE for Turning....Tonbridge bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-65384594182077671362013-05-20T17:15:29.780+01:002013-05-20T17:15:29.780+01:00My wife and I decided some time ago to stop buying...My wife and I decided some time ago to stop buying from Amazon until they pay the same tax on British profits as other retailers in this country. So we duly ordered a book from another online company, only to discover later that it too was owned by Amazon! <br /><br />Perhaps there is a list of connected companies available somewhere so we can all be more effective boycotters. (similar to the Nestle product list that many people use for other reasons)hallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083614975216476394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-59481518783684173502013-05-19T14:42:52.335+01:002013-05-19T14:42:52.335+01:00Agreed, a signed copy is definitely worth paying m...Agreed, a signed copy is definitely worth paying more for.Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-91723993669012881592013-05-19T11:29:41.800+01:002013-05-19T11:29:41.800+01:00Typical discounts for small bookshops from book wh...Typical discounts for small bookshops from book wholesaler is 35 to 40 per cent. At the book signing I was selling the book at £25 plus giving a £5 voucher which isn't at all bad for a signed copy. It's now back £30 which is the cover price and it still sells. I put this down purely to the novelty of the signature Tonbridge bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-58709284630539981262013-05-19T11:19:50.787+01:002013-05-19T11:19:50.787+01:00Tonbridge bloggerMay 19, 2013 at 11:16 AM
It's...Tonbridge bloggerMay 19, 2013 at 11:16 AM<br />It's no secret that Amazon, WH Smith and many others sell as loss leaders but were any of those copies signed? That is pretty much why Mr. Books wouldn't have stocked the book were it not for the author coming in to sign the book. The price you mention is well below small inde shops wholesale price I can assure you Tonbridge bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13242621868186419096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-56487401108473593922013-05-19T09:43:44.474+01:002013-05-19T09:43:44.474+01:00Hate to say it, but I've seen the Lady Thatche...Hate to say it, but I've seen the Lady Thatcher Autobiography on sale at the "discounted price" of £11.99. I won't say where, because I know from personal experience how hard it can be for small independent traders to compete against the "big boys".<br /><br />This "half price offer" suggests one of three things: the store concerned has enormous buying power; it is selling the book at a loss OR the mark-up on books is much more than one would think. <br /><br />Any ideas as to which answer is correct?Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008739840732779226.post-63346294908652108212013-05-17T22:18:00.718+01:002013-05-17T22:18:00.718+01:00Forty copies at £25 a throw doesn't sound too ...Forty copies at £25 a throw doesn't sound too bad to me. Lady Thatcher may well have had lots of admirers, but those admirers don't necessarily translate into people willing to fork out twenty-five quid for a book about her. I think you did alright.<br /><br />Btw, the number of people willing, or indeed able, to sit down and read a serious book is diminishing all the time. With the information overload that is the internet, people's attention span is becoming less and less. Hence everything condensed into convenient, easily assimilated "sound bites". "Me read a half decent book - you must be joking mate, there aren't any pictures!"Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.com