The issues of monopolistic behaviour, the distribution chain, parallel importing, e-commerce, copyright and customer choice are explored in Unity Books’ position paper in response to this government initiative to ban parallel…
A broad-ranging article about the then-current state of the book trade, and some ideas about possible futures.
An article about Whitcoulls’ pricing strategy with regard to to the release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling (Bloomsbury).
David Cohen responds to an article about retail down-turn with a suggestion businesses wanting to adjust to the threat of perceived lower online prices might wish to focus on service…
Two views on book pricing in the letters pages of the Dominion Post.
We periodically check the performance of our suppliers to ensure we are offering customers the best overall experience and to check our prices are competitive. This press release was in…
Jo McColl provided comments for an article about book pricing and copyright by Mark Henderson.
A few weeks after Bloomsbury published Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling, this article by Noel O’Hare about deep-discounting, loss-leading and counter-strategies used by various…
One of our time & price tests for delivery from overseas websites. In this case our parcel from the online retailer ordered on 26th August arrived on 4th September with…
An article about costs for the second printing of Wrestling with the Angel: A Life of Janet Frame by Michael King. Contrasts are made with the price-slashing of Harry Potter…
