tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378699042434857883.post3457741849963730992..comments2023-09-19T04:39:34.712-07:00Comments on A Publisher's Perspective: Borders Tries About-Face on ShelvesTPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07613663983162109098noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378699042434857883.post-85507932839261062922008-04-25T16:37:00.000-07:002008-04-25T16:37:00.000-07:00I think if you want to see the best method of disp...I think if you want to see the best method of displaying books so that customers can see what they're buying, you should stay out of the chain stores. Shop independent! We've been facing out books since the dawn of time, people - its nothing new. Better yet, in an indie, you can ask someone for qualified, intelligent help finding the book for you and actually get it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922996648969538941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378699042434857883.post-72827745719837903332008-03-24T16:55:00.000-07:002008-03-24T16:55:00.000-07:00I think that's a great idea, Ted! Of course, paid ...I think that's a great idea, Ted! Of course, paid dumps and bins and racks the store itself highlights do display titles face out. I wonder what their own numbers say? Ignoring, for a moment, the position of dumps and bins and special racks, and just dealing with this on a face-out/spine-out comparision, what percentage of titles are sold?<BR/><BR/>Man, wouldn't it be great if Internet ad technology could be applied to bookstore shopping? Instead of clicks and click-throughs, you could track pulls and purchases, compare what versions of a title sold more -- the face-outs v. the spine-outs?Colt Foutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13726525928245857126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378699042434857883.post-18787871280905640722008-03-14T08:30:00.000-07:002008-03-14T08:30:00.000-07:00Hi SteveI don't think you are the "average custome...Hi Steve<BR/><BR/>I don't think you are the "average customer" Borders is concerned with. The vast majority do not know what is newly available and do not browse (or feel comfortable browsing) as deeply as you, or have the time to do so.<BR/><BR/>I read a lot of WWII material, but I can't keep up with what is coming out. When I am surrounded in our Borders store with a dozen long shelves of material, most spine out, I don't usually have the time to pull each book off the shelf. If many of the covers were clearly visible, however, it is more likely I will see something I might want that I otherwise might not see. <BR/><BR/>At least, Borders hopes this is the case. <BR/><BR/>--tpsTPShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613663983162109098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378699042434857883.post-17059237386233909702008-03-14T00:06:00.000-07:002008-03-14T00:06:00.000-07:00Ted,That might work well for the casual reader of...Ted,<BR/><BR/>That might work well for the casual reader of CW books, but know when I go into a book store; I go to the CW section and I look at what is new and will pull the book out and read the description on the book jacket. Not that hard to do IMHO.<BR/><BR/>Regards from the Garden State,<BR/><BR/>Steve BasicSteve Basichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303765474814808582noreply@blogger.com