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Apr

18

2012

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A Simple Plan for Publishing's Future from PNBA's Thom Chambliss

With the Department of Justice’s settlement last week ruling that publishers couldn’t work together to set their books at a minimum price (an ‘agency plan’) and Amazon forever looming with its monstrous discounts, it might seem like the future is hopeless for publishing as we know it. We think there is hope, however, and Thom …

Jul

19

2011

Hi. I work in a library. Have you ever worked in a library?

Our friend Colin Rea wrote a funny, opinionated, somewhat snarky ‘Dear Publisher’ letter a few years back when he was the buyer at the University of Oregon Duck Store. He revised the letter recently to suit his new position as director of the Fern Ridge Public Library. One of our favorite parts is: “Please, for …