tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post8485169233060701316..comments2024-02-17T18:51:24.318+00:00Comments on Havering On: The Weird and Whacky World of Book SellingRichard Havershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-49428145633946069462007-06-25T11:57:00.000+01:002007-06-25T11:57:00.000+01:00I don't have an issue regarding promotions or prom...I don't have an issue regarding promotions or prominent display of books as that is standard retail practice (happens in supermarkets all the time as the power ratio favours the retailer rather than the producer currently).<BR/><BR/>What does bother me is the credibility of so called recommendations. Waterstone as a brand was built on its knowledge of books, which has been sold easily with this approach.<BR/><BR/>Their reputation is in danger once people realise that the recommendations count for nothing and they could be buying a real dud of a book, let alone giving it as a present.<BR/><BR/>More power to credible online reviews by real people however...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21660941.post-26271570405159824582007-06-24T20:23:00.000+01:002007-06-24T20:23:00.000+01:00The same thing happens over here. Publishers of b...The same thing happens over here. Publishers of books and magazines pay an extra fee to have their books put on certain display racks in the store. The more promotion a publisher pumps into a book, the more the book sells. I am unsure if the biggies here in the States actually get paid to name books 'Book of the Year', but if they do, then that's terrible and should make any book-lover cynical and depressed.r morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12147514874434254047noreply@blogger.com