tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post7115715682844391264..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Harry Potter and the Disappearing ProfitsSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-81794990992583357122007-05-28T12:29:00.000-05:002007-05-28T12:29:00.000-05:00BookCrazy, I have to ask whether the bookstore pro...BookCrazy, I have to ask whether the bookstore promotion that you mention actually works for them. It would seem that with so many booksellers willing just to take a loss on the book by deeply discounting it that any incentive program would be doomed to failure.<BR/><BR/>I'm not a fan of the books but I hope to be able to get some good pictures at one of my local bookstores when the last one is Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-66640850053817625242007-05-28T07:44:00.000-05:002007-05-28T07:44:00.000-05:00I agree that the Potter series has done only good ...I agree that the Potter series has done only good and no harm to the reading trend. At least a whole new generation of children are introduced to the fun of reading. Potter has become alomost like a compulsory read, for not having read Potter, for children, might become a social catastrophe. <BR/>However, though I agree that your idea that people return to the bookstores for another good book Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-64050409930597001092007-05-15T17:37:00.000-05:002007-05-15T17:37:00.000-05:00Nick, I do think that Rowling has made books excit...Nick, I do think that Rowling has made books exciting to a whole generation of kids in a way that has to have created some long term readers in the process. There is quite a large group of religious conservatives who see her books as bad things, however, but they don't seem to have any impact at all on her sales. Personally, I see nothing wrong with the books...but I have a hard time Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-18998194704558061142007-05-15T17:34:00.000-05:002007-05-15T17:34:00.000-05:00I suppose, Anne, that there must be enough profit ...I suppose, Anne, that there must be enough profit in the other sales that the bookstores attribute to the Potter books as secondary to the loss they take or they wouldn't make such a big deal out of a new Potter book. Sounds as if they are afraid to lose customers to the stores that go all out and that they really count on all those Potter fans to return to them at some later date to buy other, Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-36042717646420693432007-05-15T14:49:00.000-05:002007-05-15T14:49:00.000-05:00Sam, I'm tagging you for the 8 Things meme. The d...Sam, I'm tagging you for the 8 Things meme. The details are on my blog (no obligation if you don't feel like it!)jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-81038612807633704162007-05-15T12:45:00.000-05:002007-05-15T12:45:00.000-05:00In the UK I think the last book was the only one t...In the UK I think the last book was the only one that was discounted.<BR/>I know a lot of people don't like Rowling, but the librarians at my local library say she has done a great job in getting many youngsters interested in books. That has got to be good news for the kids themselves and society in general.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-3217161783006862862007-05-14T22:20:00.000-05:002007-05-14T22:20:00.000-05:00I can see bookstores losing money on this - for on...I can see bookstores losing money on this - for one, at our store, it'll be 40% off; secondly, EVERYONE will be working and the store's staying open longer hours. So, they're not making money on the book, but they're shelling out lots of money to handle the demand and control the crowds.<BR/><BR/>Our store is having a party on the 20th, with food and costumes and events, and we're staying open Janda/Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16754631494233387294noreply@blogger.com