Posts tagged ‘independent booksellers’
Why it’s worth saving the local book industry
I wrote an article for for the St James Ethic Centre’s Living Ethics publication on why I think people should support Australian booksellers rather than overseas ones.
Support Your Local Indie
I wrote a piece for our local newspaper, The Mosman Daily, but they only used a couple of lines from it so here’s the whole thing
The Challenges Facing Booksellers
I wrote an article about the challenges booksellers are currently facing for The Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association.
Continue Reading February 25, 2011 at 3:59 pm Leave a comment
eBooks- Is there a place for Independent Bookshops?
eBooks will need independent bookshops just as much as independent bookshops will need eBooks
Article for Bookseller+Publisher Magazine on Wi5
The whole Wi5 conference has been one of the most valuable experiences I have ever had.
Continue Reading February 18, 2010 at 3:55 pm Leave a comment
Wi5 Day Three
In the mad scramble to digitize as much as possible the things that cannot be digitized will be with worth a higher premium.
Wi5 Day Two
With eBooks estimated to be worth 10% of the market, booksellers either need to capture their existing marketshare of this new market or replace the 10% that eBooks are taking over.
Continue Reading February 5, 2010 at 12:36 pm Leave a comment
Wi5 Day One
The passion everyone has for books, bookselling and the whole industry is intense and the whole atmosphere is completely infectious.
