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TODAY'S 'MAIN FEATURE': Tina and I have a lot of subscriptions about the publishing industry come in, both hard copy and e-mailed copies... I usually don't blog about them here, but the latest issue of 'Book Business' Magazine, had several articles that caught my attention, that I wanted to share. I'll just mention two of them here in this blog post today. That's because the articles can be 'translated' to selling comics and graphic novels as well as books. First up was the cover article: "The Future of the Industry: Whose Hands Is It In?" The article was by James Sturdivant, and was excellent IMO on how the book industry is reaching a 'disruption point' as big-box stores, as well as online retailers and e-Books are defining the book market. Here is just a little of the story: "What does it mean when a city of 230,000 loses its lone bookstore, as is happening to Laredo, Texas, in early 2010? With a world of books available to purchase online, is it merely a symbolic loss, or is there something more deep-rooted at work?" For more of the article... click here! Additionally there is another great article, this one titled "Socially Active" by Janet Spavlik, about how Chronicle Books has become the #2 followed publisher on Twitter. Plus how they have added a Facebook Fan Page, and between the two of those Social Networks have found that those two links are in the Top 10 of sites referring to their own web site. For more on this article, click here for the direct link! Again, I don't usually blog about articles like these, or magazines about the industry; but this magazine is really 'clicking' with this issue. My thanks to the publishers for making this info available both in hard copy and online! PLUS: My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts! We usually blog on a daily basis during the 'work week' on comic book creators, comic book reviews, comic cons, book signings, and other pop culture news and events. Join us again soon, as we publish another 'Main Feature'. And don't forget to check out the 'Featurette' shown below this article! ~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com
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