tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380701890924698465.post6493146097069996192..comments2011-03-16T09:37:40.624+01:00Sonjanoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380701890924698465.post-32235289863627202012011-03-16T09:37:40.624+01:002011-03-16T09:37:40.624+01:00Especially since this article is encouraging people to shop at independent bookstores, I wish the author hadn&#39;t been so coy about the name/location of this great bookshop in the Netherlands!Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16709674707044199845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380701890924698465.post-31941102432652842472009-07-24T15:34:17.785+02:002009-07-24T15:34:17.785+02:00Yeah, I think this idea is silly. I can understand the reasoning behind it but it ultimately will not benefit the independents. How about fixed prices for large chain stores that deal in hundreds and sometimes thousands of individual titles? How about a law that states that if you buy X number of books to sell in your stores you can charge no more than Y. That way, the independents who sometimes only buy a few, 10, 25 copies of a book can charge slightly more. As for those who say they will charge much more . . . it wouldn&#39;t make sense for them to do that because they would price themselves out of the market. The independents need a little more freedom, and they are going to disapper if this law says in place. <br /><br />And, yes, if you couldn&#39;t guess already, I&#39;m from America. But having worked in an independet bookstore for over two years I know. This is not highly paid work, it is a labor of love (one maybe I will get to do again some day) with long hours and virtually no profit. The FBPA only makes it harder for the independents in Europe. <br /><br />oelibrarian<br />http://oelibrarian.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com