Bill Frank's Blog – August 2009 Archive (3)

In his article Minding The Store, Michael Norris claims Big Box and Specialty stores are more disruptive to book sellers now than the Internet was in the 1990s. He cites research from Simmons Market Research Bureau that 10 millino more consumers buy books in non-bookstore brick & mortar locations than use the Internet to procure their books.



Wow!… Continue

I regret to announce that Ingram's computerized telephone stock & sales system no longer works. The message when you call 615-213-6803 sadly says the telephone number is not on the phone system anymore. I confirmed with an Ingram customer service rep who told me the number no longer works. Sales and stock information must be obtained directly from the publisher or from an Ingram representative.



This telephone number was extremely useful over the years to check a book's sales… Continue

Here's an interesting article about the Amazon best seller list and how it works. I ran across this article because it mentions Andy Kessler, an author and entrepreneur.

Secrets of the Amazon Best Seller List