tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post4211232299934230063..comments2023-10-24T11:36:02.392+00:00Comments on Crockatt and Powell Booksellers - blog: Belgium - BrilliantMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17940166741430047650noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-65008155049489144492007-11-21T19:31:00.000+00:002007-11-21T19:31:00.000+00:00PS Saber - There is a UK edition from Abrams - I'v...PS Saber - There is a UK edition from Abrams - I've ordered it but I suspect the quality is rubbish. Will let you know...CPMatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103255778752221712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-50542146964461380962007-11-21T19:28:00.000+00:002007-11-21T19:28:00.000+00:00I think the publishing industry in this country sh...I think the publishing industry in this country should publish less and make sure the books are worth buying...but we seem to be totally out of step with most of the industry!<BR/><BR/>Marie - I'm not being coy, I just don't know how to spell the name. <BR/><BR/>Was Pre Sale according to the better half...Adam and Fifi from Scooterworks pointed us towards the place. <BR/><BR/>Saber - The Hokusai was <BR/><BR/>Hokusai Manga by Bouquillard and Marquet ISBN 9782020933216CPMatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103255778752221712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-72177468436598286452007-11-21T15:07:00.000+00:002007-11-21T15:07:00.000+00:00Why so coy about where you ate? What if I want a ...Why so coy about where you ate? What if I want a big Belgian steak sometime soon? Come on - share your secret. Unless the same of the restaurant really is just a line of asterisks which would be avant garde, if hard to pronounce.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509138255889428646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-78354895761694111542007-11-21T09:48:00.000+00:002007-11-21T09:48:00.000+00:00what's the hokusai book?saberwhat's the hokusai book?<BR/><BR/>saberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-27692366615211916532007-11-21T07:08:00.000+00:002007-11-21T07:08:00.000+00:00Are books really so price sensitive? I don't buy W...Are books really so price sensitive? I don't buy Wordsworth editions of the classics which only cost a pound. I do buy hardback editions of writers I like and they are very rarely included in chains discount offers.<BR/><BR/>Also American editions don't appear to be the worst quality books and you would expect them to competing most fiercely wouldn't you? In fact they often seem to have high quality acid free paper and good covers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-87300236764291005712007-11-20T12:12:00.000+00:002007-11-20T12:12:00.000+00:00Do we want quality?How many more copies of a title...Do we want quality?<BR/><BR/>How many more copies of a title would be sold with better quality – but an extra £1 on the selling price?<BR/><BR/>With discounting of books on the High Street and the big chains and distributors looking for huge discounts and better discounts being expected by most bookshops, the publishers have had to look to saving the pennies. <BR/><BR/>With about a 6 times mark up (production cost to retail price) a saving of 17 pence in the production costs is a pound off the selling price. (Royalties are calculated on selling price or net receipts - so the authors are also being squeezed.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27813826.post-59372002780398524012007-11-20T07:37:00.000+00:002007-11-20T07:37:00.000+00:00Most other countries seem to produce better books ...Most other countries seem to produce better books than the UK. I bought a virago paperback recently and I'm sure it was made of recycled loo - paper including the cover. Penguins are also getting worse what happened to the gloss covers? As a bookseller what is your experience of book quality? Are there any good publishers out there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com