Corner Bookstores Stare Down Google

One From Forbes small indy book sellers and their battle with big chains, the Internet, and now with all the Internet powerhouses working to digitize books and make the contents searchable via the Web, another threat has emerged.
Chuck Richard, vice president and lead analyst with Outsell, a research and advisory firm focused on the information industry, says in this kind of search-driven environment, low-cost providers will win. “Search-driven online book purchases will push independent booksellers to specialize, to go deep in subject areas,” he says, adding that, overall, all booksellers stand to gain more than they stand to lose by the digitization of content.

December 11, 2005 by Uncategorized 0

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