The Business of Books
2000-02-27T12:00:31-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMjZlXC8yMDAwMDIyNzEyNTYyNTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The guests talked about problems experienced by publishers in selling books, and their resultant impact on the industry. They also speculated on lawsuits brought by small bookstores against larger bookstores like Barnes and Noble for forcing publishers to reduce their prices. Jim Milliot, business and news editor for Publisher’s Weekly and Stephanie Oda, publisher of Subtext participated via satellite while Linton Weeks, staff writer for the Washington Post, met in studio with C-SPAN’s host Connie Doebele.
The guests talked about problems experienced by publishers in selling books, and their resultant impact on the industry. They also speculated on… read more
The guests talked about problems experienced by publishers in selling books, and their resultant impact on the industry. They also speculated on lawsuits brought by small bookstores against larger bookstores like Barnes and Noble for forcing publishers to reduce their prices. Jim Milliot, business and news editor for Publisher’s Weekly and Stephanie Oda, publisher of Subtext participated via satellite while Linton Weeks, staff writer for the Washington Post, met in studio with C-SPAN’s host Connie Doebele. close
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