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Big Publishers: Stop Whining!
1 day ago ago from View From the Publishing Trenches
I don't know about you but I am really tired of all the whining, complaining, and teeth-gnashing we're hearing from the mid-size and big publishers these days on the subject of e-book pricing. If they hadn't had their collective heads firmly up-and-locked for so long, they could have seen this coming and taken a proactive stand. But no, most of them just drifted along trying to ride out the tide and then stay afloat when the stormy ...
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18 hours ago ago from | 5280 Magazine
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17 hours ago ago from RetailSails
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3 hours ago ago from Anil's Blog
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Tea prices to stabilize in 2010
3 hours ago ago from CNN Money
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16 hours ago ago from Comics Alliance
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