Chief Executive Officer of The Tattered Cover Book Stores
Interview starts at 10:03 and ends at 42:09
I think it would be interesting for independent booksellers to experiment with selling eBooks directly, because it’s become much less device-centric. Tablets have in some ways normalized that world, and the notion that someone could build an open-source eReader app and that we could have direct relationships with publishers and sell eBooks is something I think worth exploring down the road. But it’s not a part of our core business. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Google do what they do really well. For us, we have limited resources and limited brainpower. I’d rather see us make our stores even better than focus a lot of energy on that.
News
“Amazon exec to run digital efforts of Italy’s government” by Angel Gonzalez at The Seattle Times - February 10, 2016
Diego Piacentini featured on Amazon employee page
“Working at Amazon” web site - includes signup for receiving email updates
Amazon organization chart
February 2016 Author Earnings Report
“Digital Arachnid: What Does Author Earnings Say to the Industry?” by Porter Anderson - February 9, 2016
“My Bias (again)” by Hugh Howey - February 12, 2016
“Amazon’s bookstore buzz hits San Diego” at the Lost Angeles Times - February 11, 2016
Shelf Awareness “Amazon Books Roundup” - February 12, 2016 (scroll down to find it)
Tech Tip
Amazon.com help page showing which Kindle you have
“Critical Software Update for Kindle E-Readers” at Amazon.com
Interview with Len Vlahos
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG)
“Len Vlahos, ‘The ABA Guy,’ to Publish YA Novel" by Judith Rosen at Publishers Weekly - October 23, 2013
The Scar Boys by Len Vlahos
“Joyce Meskis is selling Tattered Cover Book Stores after 41 years” by Aldo Svaldi at The Denver Post - March 26, 2015
Kobo eReaders and eBooks available for purchase at The Tattered Cover website
Blue Ink Review
Brewing Beneath the Perk: My Journey through a coffee shop business..to Me by Teri Meehan, reviewed in Blue Ink Review
Tattered Cover Press: Books on Demand
Scar Girl by Len Vlahos - available for pre-order (hardcover only), delivery March 1
Content
Harry Potter: The Complete Collection by J.K. Rowling (Kindle) - now $56.64 instead of the brief bargain price of $14.99 earlier this week.
Postscript with Uber Driver Deb Brown (42:09 to 43:00)
The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh (Link is to paperback copy at The Tattered Cover’s website)
Next Week’s Guest
Jesper Bugge Kold, author of Winter Men , an AmazonCrossing translation available for pre-order with delivery on March 1, 2016. You can get a free copy now via Kindle First if you are an Amazon Prime member.
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