Bob Cox passed along This NYTimes Story on whether so much low- price competition may have squeezed the market for high-quality illustrated art books out of the national chains and back to the more esoteric world of museum shops and boutiques, a serious challenge to the established publishers that had come to depend on a mass market.
\”Without the chains you can only be so successful, even for high-end books,\” said Sharon Gallagher, founder of D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, which distributes other publishers\’ illustrated books and a few of its own. \”But they may not be the best place to sell some very high- end art book any more.\”
Recent Comments