"While indie booksellers, too, were stunned by the Justice Department's assault on a legal pricing model for e-books that was resulting in greater consumer choice and lower prices, our focus will be to continue providing readers and book buyers an unparalleled experience for browsing and discovering their next great read.
Research bears out that the percentage of those who discover new titles in a physical bookstore far outstrips that of those who learned about a new book online. Algorithms are still a pale substitute for a bookseller's insight, knowledge and passion."Our neighborhood bookstores are where customers come to experience firsthand a deeper connection with authors, great writing and their own community."
--Steve Bercu, co-owner of BookPeople, Austin, Tex., and ABA president, in "Sunday Dialogue: Tumult in the Book World," an Opinion feature in yesterday's New York Times.
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