According to this article at Publishing Perspectives, someone at Kinokuniya, a prominent Japanese bookseller, has decided that the best way to beat Amazon in the print book market is to buy up the entire print run of a popular novel or book. Apparently it never occured to anyone there that the publishers might simply print more; they certainly won't agree to limit their entire print run to one retailer, nor should they.
Why Same Day Delivery is Largely a Marketing PloyBy: Richard Starr / November 23, 2015
A story on NBCNews.com today offers up this tidbit: "Everyone Likes Same-Day Delivery, Except for the Paying Part." I bet. What I find odd is that the article suggests that same-day delivery has a high operating cost for everyone but Amazon. This is, of course, ridiculous. I virtually guarantee that Amazon is losing […]
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Drone Delivery: Is It Going to Happen? Probably Not. Here’s Why…By: Richard Starr / November 7, 2015
An article on NBCNews.com asks whether drone delivery from companies like Amazon and Wal-Mart could really "take off" (see what they did there?). The answer, in my opinion, is "no”. And here’s why… First, let me say that many of the points in the article mirror my own long-time views regarding the viability […]
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Amazon Opens Pointless Physical Bookstore in Seattle…But Why?By: Richard Starr / November 3, 2015
The Seattle Times, and many other outlets, are reporting that Amazon is opening the company’s first-ever brick-and-mortar bookstore in Seattle. But why? There are a few reasons, some fairly certain, others not so much. The main reason, if you believe the news, is that they are using the Seattle location to test the validity of […]
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