Pondering Borders’ Impending Bankruptcy
Author’s standpoint here. Basically, what I’m hearing from publishers is that they worry about one bookseller having a monopoly. Losing Borders shifts more power to B&N and Amazon; that could be bad if it hurts variety.
I have friends whose books are carried only by Borders, not by B&N. I have books that aren’t carried by Borders, and were only carried by B&N. This has to do with the way that the buyers view their customers, and what they think will sell.
That said, that worry is more of a “last decade” worry than a “this decade” worry. Ebooks, online sales, and perhaps a return to the small independent bookseller will compensate if Borders does fall. However, I wouldn’t say worries of a monopoly are completely unfounded.
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