tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627241898581978197.post2513777402879476143..comments2023-07-03T02:02:41.804-07:00Comments on How To Write A Business Plan: Borders Books, Death By Amazonjjrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951978285296375634noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627241898581978197.post-47114213591950567472008-08-01T11:46:00.000-07:002008-08-01T11:46:00.000-07:00For those who thought going into the used book mar...For those who thought going into the used book market was stupid, Amazon just make an acquisition today of an online used book seller. Apparently Amazon believes there is juice in that segment. <A HREF="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/01/amazon-to-acquire-abebooks/#comment-2426413" REL="nofollow">Link</A>jjrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951978285296375634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627241898581978197.post-29554605060246239642008-05-29T00:55:00.000-07:002008-05-29T00:55:00.000-07:00It's very tough for a mom and pop type book store ...It's very tough for a mom and pop type book store to survive in this internet economy , unless you have a good presence in web , you cannot do enough business, some Book Stores have found this and they combine their Brick and Mortar store with a website, in this too you need to provide some extra value or service , as there are lots of online book sites buying and selling books<BR/><BR/>for Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164171604576841350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627241898581978197.post-63348558406938238572008-05-28T15:52:00.000-07:002008-05-28T15:52:00.000-07:00Auria, thanks for pointing out to me that my comme...Auria, thanks for pointing out to me that my comments on this site were restricted to persons with blogger accounts. Not my intention and must have overlooked same when setting up the blog.jjrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951978285296375634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627241898581978197.post-9607224242585842922008-05-28T15:50:00.000-07:002008-05-28T15:50:00.000-07:00Joe, thank you for visiting my blog. I'm unable to...Joe, thank you for visiting my blog. I'm unable to post on your How to Write a Business Plan blog because I don't use blogger. Please consider opening up the comments to all users. Meanwhile, I posted my thoughts on my blog so come check it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627241898581978197.post-7700920939666628852008-05-28T15:49:00.000-07:002008-05-28T15:49:00.000-07:00aaron, still in the box ... but everyone is entitl...aaron, still in the box ... but everyone is entitled to their opinion.<BR/><BR/>>>The used book and CD markets would undercut their own business model<<<BR/><BR/>What business model? You mean the one that isn't working? That model is dead or didn't you get the memo. The idea is to forge a stronger relationship with the customer. You give them a store credit (which internally worth less than jjrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951978285296375634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627241898581978197.post-67064423748870229672008-05-27T21:12:00.000-07:002008-05-27T21:12:00.000-07:00I like the idea on becoming a publisher. Here's an...I like the idea on becoming a publisher. Here's another (not terribly innovative but it comes from a personal experience).<BR/><BR/>A few weeks ago I was in NYC for a conference. As part of the conference I visited the Time Warner Center. I happened to pass a Borders and saw that there was going to be a performance that night by a French singer that I really wanted to hear. I went to the Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105348186670815368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627241898581978197.post-10000147639085581362008-05-27T15:00:00.000-07:002008-05-27T15:00:00.000-07:00Becoming an independent publisher is absolutely NO...Becoming an independent publisher is absolutely NOT SILLY, it'd be the smartest thing they could do. There isn't much risk in publishing anymore, not with Print on Demand capabilities, and Borders could easily maximize their profits by promoting their own books more heavily. Amazon is already in the market - but it's the only place where having a physical store is an advantage. You can direct Kristen Longfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778417438476869634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627241898581978197.post-49207186317140085392008-05-27T14:30:00.000-07:002008-05-27T14:30:00.000-07:00Your ideas seem like they are not well thought-out...Your ideas seem like they are not well thought-out. The used book and CD markets would undercut their own business model, competing with themselves and angering the new book producers. The idea of them becoming independent publishers and music label is even sillier, because you are asking them to take on massive risk; the publishers/labels make money because they can find talent where others Aaron S. Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10947463367758170475noreply@blogger.com