Academic retailing "unsustainable"

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 25/03/2011 - 09:36 Academic retailers have demanded that academic publishers provide them with greater support, arguing that the current model is "not sustainable" in the long term. The development comes after Waterstone's m.d. Dominic Myers warned that the academic bookselling industry was at "crisis point". Speaking at the Bookseller Association's annual Academic, Professional and Specialist Bookselling Group conference last week, Myers called for academic publishers to "significantly" increase their support for the chain. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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