mrkgnao
New Member
Today in Sweden starts the big, traditional annual Book Sale.
Every year, virtually all the publishers put together lists of the books they are taking out of print (and, lately, more and more reprinted bestsellers and classics), and they sell them to the book stores at low prizes. Most stores buy rather staggering amounts of books and sell them at low margins (and usually, of course, take the chance to clear out old books from the shelves as well). A common day is decided for all book stores to start the sale, and it's usually a big happening with stores opening at midnight etc. For a lot of stores, the big sale during a few weeks in February and March supply 10 or even 20% of the year's income.
Now I'm curious: do other countries have annual book sales in the same way, or is it more common to do it the way e.g. clothes stores do - continually selling out the old stuff to make room for the new?
*mrkgnao*
Every year, virtually all the publishers put together lists of the books they are taking out of print (and, lately, more and more reprinted bestsellers and classics), and they sell them to the book stores at low prizes. Most stores buy rather staggering amounts of books and sell them at low margins (and usually, of course, take the chance to clear out old books from the shelves as well). A common day is decided for all book stores to start the sale, and it's usually a big happening with stores opening at midnight etc. For a lot of stores, the big sale during a few weeks in February and March supply 10 or even 20% of the year's income.
Now I'm curious: do other countries have annual book sales in the same way, or is it more common to do it the way e.g. clothes stores do - continually selling out the old stuff to make room for the new?
*mrkgnao*
I'm looking forward to attending about five of these. I have to call around the end of April to find out the specific days. You get a shopping cart and fill it up with books, the ultimate booklovers shopping spree.
