by Anne R. Allen This week I saw a new item at our local dollar store—hardcover books. Well, actually one hardcover book—hundreds of copies of it, dumped in a big bin. It’s sad enough to see good books remaindered on the sale tables of Barnes and Noble, but these were being dumped for a […]
What Will Publishing Look Like in 2021?
by Anne R. Allen In the comment thread of my post on What Readers Won’t Miss from Corporate Publishers When They’re Gone, “Ghostly Girl” asked the above question. It sure is a hot topic. What will happen in the next ten years? Will corporate publishers stumble along into dodoland? Will bookstores become a faded […]