Five Reasons Why Paper Prices Could Drop This Fall

Despite the decline of paper product use among publishers, prices for paper haven’t fallen the way many hoped they would. Some say that this is the result of demand meeting supply, while others think pricing is about to change for the publishers’ benefit. Terry Choate, president of Making Magazines, is among those who believe relief in paper pricing is imminent. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Dispatch To Shut Down The Other Paper

The Dispatch Publishing Group is shutting down production of The Other Paper. Once Columbus’s only alternative weekly, the Dispatch bought The Other Paper in 2011 from American Community Newspapers. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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Bargain Prices & Amazon Promo Equal Big Sales

Between December 3 and December 14, Amazon ran its “12 Days, 12 Books” promotion, which saw limited supplies of 12 books reduced to bargain prices over 12 days. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books grow but at low prices

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Justice Department, Penguin Reach Settlement on E-Book Pricing

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Amazon's price-beating reputation 'not true', claims study

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Can Bricks-and-Mortar Bookstores Win a Price War with Amazon?

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