Articles for tag: Bookselling, Candide, Sell Used Books

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Romantic Comedy: The Unsettling Genre

Love stories that test the lovers’ capacity for commitment; long-term relationships that pass the tests of time, triteness, and temptation, and sail triumphantly to the altar; the dream and promise of eternal love; eloquent wedding proposals and emotional vows; spiritual growth through parenthood and the pitter-patter of little feet; finding the right companion and settling ...

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Goodwill Opens San Diego Book Store: Innovative or Foolish?

With the opening of a new bookstore in San Diego (video.nbcsandiego.com/player/), Goodwill Industries is targeting itself to compete directly with independent booksellers and may be squeezing the already competitive market of independent booksellers even more. Although Goodwill spokespeople make a good point by noting that books were often lost in the mass of goods found ...

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How to Market Your Self-published Book

Last December, more than one in every 40 adults in the UK received an e-reader as a Christmas present – and with the Kindle, the world’s bestselling e-reader, Amazon has emerged as the clear leader in the field. Meanwhile, with its self-publishing programme Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), the company has been quick to capitalise on ...