[LINK] Publisher website

[Michael Skeggs mike@bystander.net]

While I do go to Amazon reasonably often for reviews and info, I do my
comparison shopping via the excellent booko.com.au (Book Depository isn't
always the cheapest!)

Regards,
Michael Skeggs

On 9 May 2011 19:05, Kim Holburn <kim at holburn.net> wrote:

> I read this as just another publisher website.  After all where do people
> go to find a book?  Amazon.  That's where. And that's what traditional
> publishers don't like.
>
> On 2011/May/08, at 5:45 AM, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
>
> > Publishers Make a Plan: A ŒOne Stop‚ Book Site
> >
> > By JULIE BOSMAN Published: May 6, 2011
> > <www.nytimes.com/2011/05/07/books/publishers-plan-a-joint-one-stop-book-
> > site.html?_r=1>
> >
> >
> > Publishers have spent a lot of time and money building their own company
> > Web sites with fresh information on their books and authors.
> >
> > The trouble is, very few book buyers visit them.
> >
> > In search of an alternative, three major publishers said on Friday that
> > they would create a new venture, called Bookish.com, which is expected to
> > make its debut late this summer. http://bookish.com
> >
> > The site intends to provide information for all things literary:
> > suggestions on what books to buy, reviews of books, excerpts from books
> > and news about authors.
> >
> > Visitors will also be able to buy books directly from the site or from
> > other retailers and write recommendations and reviews for other readers.
> >
> > The publishers ˜ Simon & Schuster, Penguin Group USA and Hachette Book
> > Group ˜ hope the site will become a catch-all destination for readers in
> > the way that music lovers visit Pitchfork.com for reviews and
> information.
> >
> > "There‚s a frustration with book consumers that there‚s no one-stop
> > shopping when it comes to information about books and authors," said
> > Carolyn Reidy, the president and chief executive of Simon & Schuster.
> >
> > "We need to try to recreate the discovery of new books that currently
> > happens in the physical environment, but which we don‚t believe is
> > currently happening online."
> >
> > As bookstore chains like Borders have liquidated many stores, pressure
> > grows on publishers to depend less on brick-and-mortar retail outlets to
> > promote their books.
> >
> > But few have found easy and effective ways to communicate directly with
> > readers, who are already confounded by too many choices in the book
> > marketplace.
> >
> > "We thought it would be really good if we could come up with a site that
> > embraced all the amazing marketing materials that publishers have been
> > doing on their own sites and put them together on one site," said David
> > Shanks, the chief executive of Penguin. "With the purpose of answering
> the
> > question for the consumer, ŒWhich book should I read next?‚"
> >
> > The venture will be led by Paulo Lemgruber, who developed digital
> > businesses for Comcast and Reed Elsevier, and Charlie Rogers, the former
> > editor in chief for digital media at NBC Universal. Mr. Rogers will be
> > editor in chief of the site.
> >
> > Mr. Lemgruber said he would have a staff of 20 people, who will select
> > books from at least 14 participating publishers. The three publishers
> that
> > provided start-up financing have committed to financing the company until
> > it becomes profitable. Mr. Lemgruber declined to say when he thought that
> > would be.
> > --
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Stephen
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