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Comments on: Barnes & Noble vs. Borders https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690 Bringing obscurity into focus Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.22 By: Sarah https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-35259 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:55:12 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690#comment-35259 I think that Barnes and Noble is more interested in serving the people. They have much better customer service than Borders. I get bery irriated in Borders because I find the Booksellers rude and apathetic. The reason why your book probably is not on the shelf is becuase it is most likely a print on demand book, and Barnes and Nobles will not stock them on their shelves. They will order them. But they will not stock them because if your book is not purchased, the store will lose money. Borders will… but they are also boing under.

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By: Jack W. https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-32344 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:22:36 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690#comment-32344 “Borders is, I think, much more interested in serving the interests/needs of their customers, while Barnes & Noble is very much a “what have you done for me lately” kind of place”

I think that most B&N stores are customer oriented. However, if there are hundreds of customers wanting more selection in religious fiction for any one–even a local author–who wants to see books on the Civil War, then there will be more space for the books there is more demand for. From a retail perspective, this *is* serving the needs of the customer base; feedback to the store that you would like to see a particular book on the shelf may get it there, but it won’t stay unless sales show that there is a real local demand for the title.

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By: a bookseller https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-24743 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:39:55 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690#comment-24743 Hi,
I am a bookseller at Barnes & Noble in Gulfport, MS. and it must be a deep south quirk, but we have not only 3 shelves in our Civil War section but a full 3 bays of Civil War titles. However, you must know that here in the deep south we are still fighting the war and will probably continue to do so until we win it. Therein lies the difference.

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By: The General https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-21385 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:54:46 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690#comment-21385 Phil,

If it’s good cover art, then it makes sense. Few of my books have had ugly cover art, so hopefully, it will help.

Eric

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By: Phil LeDuc https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-21383 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:54:18 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690#comment-21383 This is a rather late addition to your post, Eric, but I found it interesting; I wonder if it has any implications for Borders’ stocking of Civil War titles specifically and history titles in general. According to an article in this morning’s Wall Street Journal, Borders is going to display more books with their covers showing, thus relying on cover art to sell more books. The flip side of this is that a typical Borders store will shrink its inventory (selection) by 5-10%. What do you – as an author and customer – and your readers (both book and blog) think about this approach?

A side note regarding cover art – I’m afraid I can’t find anything good to say about putting a close-up of Paul Giamatti’s face on the cover of David McCullough’s “John Adams”. I realize it’s cross-publicizing with the new HBO mini-series, but jeesh!

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By: John Foskett https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-20582 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:42:06 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690#comment-20582 Eric:
Great observation about the Borders/B&N difference. The downtown Boston Borders has a good four rows of 6 or so foot bookshelves for ACW books, usually has most of what gets distributed through chain stores, and most of the newly-release stuff. The B&N down the street closed and none in the area remotely approaches that coverage. I’ve been able to find most of yours at the Borders (although I often order through Amazon due to better discounts and no sales tax). Anecdotally, the Borders inventory gets sold, too. Often a new release is on the shelf and seems to be gone within two weeks. I suppose B&N wonders why they had to close their store……..

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By: J David Petruzzi https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-19641 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:39:53 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690#comment-19641 Bjorn,

I’ll be there as well. It’s also my book… check the cover of it…

🙂

J.D.

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By: The General https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-19637 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:45:27 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690#comment-19637 Bjorn,

Not only am I aware of that May 17 event, I will be there. It’s my book. 🙂

Eric

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By: Bjorn Skaptason https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-19635 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:57:00 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690#comment-19635 Eric,

With all due respect to the big boxes, there are better ways to get good Civil War Books. Virtual Book Signing provides a live monthly book signing event with all the best authors. We are planning an event for one of Savas’ new books on cavalry during the Gettysburg campaign this coming May 17th. Check out past events on our Archive page. I am convinced that this is how people will be finding their favorite books as time goes on.

Best Regards,

Bjorn
Abraham Lincoln Book Shop
Chicago

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By: Caswain https://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690&cpage=1#comment-19625 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:20:35 +0000 http://civilwarcavalry.com/?p=690#comment-19625 If “What is past is prologe…” then are the Gingrich books an infomercial played at 3 am?

Seriously I’ve thought about jumping on the band wagon with an offering of “A Visual Tour of the Sites Related to the Alternate History of Gettysburg.” But when the book is applied to the geography, the fiction falls apart. Brigade fronts extending over 2 miles? Come on!

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