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A Book Worth: How Much Will You Pay For One That Will Change Your Life?

Gerald Sindell | Posted 11.17.2009 | Books

Read More: Harry Potter, Worth, Value, Book Pricing, Pricing, Publishing, Scholastic, Marketing, Truffles, Books News
Gerald Sindell

Why do we sell books as if they were potatoes when many of them are actually more like truffles? Hard coal, everyday sea salt, water, topsoil. They go for the same price, everywhere, because it's all the same.

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Amazon Wal-Mart Price War: Who's The Battle Really Against?

The New Yorker | James Surowiecki | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books

Read More: Walmart, Price Wars, Amazon vs. Wal-Mart, The Lost Symbol, Amazon Wal-Mart, Sarah Palin Book, Amazon Walmart, Sarah Palin, Bestsellers, Book Price Wars, Sears, Amazon.com, Target, Bestseller Price Wars, John Grisham, Book Pricing, Going Rogue, Books, Amazon, Dan Brown, American Airlines, Books News

Amazon and Wal-Mart hardly seem reckless, though. So why did they go to war? The answer is that they didn't, really. Sure, Wal-Mart is making a statem...

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Can We Have A Little Chat About Money?

Gerald Sindell | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Nook, Author Royalties, Value, Kindle, Motoko Rich, Sarah Palin, Book Pricing, Books News
Gerald Sindell

If you read the N.Y.Times in its coverage of the disruption of the Kindle, you might think that publishers are losing a fortune from the sudden rise in Kindle sales. Actually, the opposite is true.

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