Returns

posted by Emma on December 17, 2008 02:04 PM

Not ours for once, though. I'm guessing that in January and February 2009, returns are going to be at a record high in the larger publishing houses. I wonder if this will be the catalyst for doing something about them once and for all?

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Thank you for that cheery post!

Posted by: George on December 17, 2008 02:24 PM


Aye, what's left of the publishing industry may finally decide that sale-or-return on everything isn't wise. I'm still not sure if all items should be firm sale, but I agree that it's time to stop the absurdities of over-ordering titles for display purposes, and returning stock only to order it again in a few weeks.

Posted by: RobC on December 17, 2008 03:23 PM


Heh, sorry, George! I'm sure you'll struggle through, though!

Posted by: Em on December 17, 2008 04:03 PM


Just found an interesting article on returns. HarperStudio have made a deal with Borders in the US to sell books on a non-returnable basis (with a higher discount).

Here's the link:-

http://booksurvival.blogspot.com/2008/12/publishing-slowly-moves-forward.html

Posted by: Richie D on December 24, 2008 09:06 AM

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