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Last updated 27.07.10
The Lost Symbol storms the charts
The mass-market edition of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol (Corgi) sold a massive 118,230 copies in just three days last week—the biggest ever first-week sale of a paperback novel. The Robert...
Comments (2) »Blackwell shuts north London branch
A north London branch of academic bookseller Blackwell is to shut at the end of July, citing competition with online retailers, the
Comments (3) »HMV boss willing to sell "any part" of the business
The chief executive of HMV has said he would be willing to consider selling off part of the business if it would enhance shareholder value, but stressed no investors have come forward as yet.In an...
Comments (19) »discounting - In Depth
Last updated 20.02.09
Discount dash
Half a billion pounds is an eye-popping sum. That is the wad of cash the UK book trade gave away in discounts last year, its highest number ever, with the amount for the last two years approaching the billion-pound mark. The value of sales...
discounting - Blogs
Last updated 26.08.09
Steph Bateson
What price r.r.p.?
It is by offering desirable goods at affordable prices that retailers will survive through the recession.
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Philip Jones
Is the price wrong?
Booksellers discount strategies are failing, says a new report.
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