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Poetry Best Sellers Of 2009

Travis Nichols | Posted 12.15.2009 | Books

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Travis Nichols

Every week, the Poetry Foundation compiles information from Nielsen Bookscan and puts together lists of the best selling books of poetry. Here are 2009's best selling books of contemporary poetry:

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Not a Simple Price War -- It's a Fight Over What You Get to Read

William Petrocelli | Posted 10.28.2009 | Books

Read More: Predatory Pricing, Mass Merchandisers, Best-Sellers, Independent Bookstores, New Authors, Walmart, Price Wars, Wal-Mart, Book Publishing, Bookselling, Bestsellers, Target, Publishing, Bookstores, Books, Amazon, Books News
William Petrocelli

What looks like a simple price war between Amazon, Target, and Walmart over a handful of bestsellers is symptomatic of a much deeper problem in the book business.

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Blockbusters and Publishing: The Pareto Principle vs. Netflix

Richard Spilman | Posted 02.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Book Publishing, Expresso Book Machine, Technology, Print on Demand, Best-Sellers, Blockbusters, Ebooks, Netflix, Business News
Richard Spilman

Rather than continuing to be narrow and blockbuster focused, publishing in the not too distant future will have to broaden its scope.

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