Browsing Archive: November, 2010

When Will We Turn The Volume Down? Screamers Making Populism.

Posted by Mac Stout on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, In : Discount Books Online 


The ubiquity of the New York Times Bestseller list and its kin make instant winners out of their powerful voice and subsequent syndication.  But what about the publishing companies? How do they choose what books to feature and which ones to throw on the discount books list?

This is all important first step in the making of a popular book writer, but what are publishers looking for?  Without delving into specifics, publishers are looking for a product that they believe will become popular.  But...


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What To Get For That Picky Someone?

Posted by Peperi Franizzi on Monday, November 22, 2010, In : Discount Books Online 

You have one on your list; that person that is just impossible to shop for! Either they've got it all, or just don't seem to want anything; and either way they are making your life hard this holiday season!

So what to do for these difficult people?! I'll walk you quickly through how you can easily pick a great present for your special person! 

Many times we make it too hard on ourselves. You might be trying to be too creative with gifts when all the person would really want is a fun book or mov...


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Keep An Extra Coin In Your Pocket And Buy Your Books On Cyber Monday!

Posted by Mac Stout on Thursday, November 18, 2010, In : Discount Books Online 
The whole retail world seems to be waiting. Waiting for a couple huge buying days that will kick off the holiday season. Black Friday is the store front version of the big day, and Cyber Monday is the online version. But are these great days to pick up your holiday gifts?

In a word, yes. These two days are fantastic opportunities to get some of the biggest days of the year, and to do so well before the big rush starts around Christmas time. If you aren't into pushing yourself through the door ...
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White Pages Now Going To Be "On Demand" Only

Posted by Mac Stout on Saturday, November 13, 2010, In : Discount Books Online 
The "White Pages" used to be the only place that you could find your neighbor's phone number, but in the digital age, the "White Pages" have become an atavistic approach to finding phone numbers. And while the companies putting out these books haven't yet discontinued their service, they are looking at ways to pull down the extreme cost of producing and distributing these books.

One way that companies are trying to eliminate excess liability is to drop the amount of books made. AT&T is trying ...
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Should We Be Concerned About Paperback Books Going Away?

Posted by Mac Stout on Monday, November 8, 2010, In : Discount Books Online 
As the world marches forward to the future, we are definitely losing some pieces of our past. Book sales are dropping almost daily with the prevalence of e-books with no sign of the trend reversing. This looks to be a simple fact of our "progress" but should we be excited, or abhorred at the way things are going?

Questions like these don't have easy answers, but let's explore the question together and we can come to our own conclusions.

Paperback books and hardcover books so far have a complete...
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Arab World Lacking Basic Texts; Lack Of Translators And Interest To Blame

Posted by Mac Stout on Wednesday, November 3, 2010, In : Discount Books Online 
A recent study done by the United Nations found that only 10,000 books have been translated into Arabic in the last 1,000 years, which is roughly the same as the amount of texts translated in Spain last year alone.

The biggest obstacles to the translation of Western texts into Arabic is a lack of available translators as well as a significant lack of interest in any books that are not spiritual. 

Although to many this may seem like a serious error in the culture of any people, a lack of want fo...
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