Comments on: The WANA Plan to Save Bookstores & Revive Publishing

By: What’s Ahead in 2013–Predictions for the Future of Publishing and Authors of the Digital Age « Kristen Lamb's Blog

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:59:47 +0000

[...] want to browse a video store, and they were wrong, too. For more about this, I recommend my post The WANA Plan to Save Bookstores and Revive Publishing. I think kiosks like these and creative independent bookstores (with Espresso Machines) will pick up [...]

By: colincopeland

colincopeland — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:26:48 +0000

Thanks for the great post! I just enjoying reading your post in my kindle (what?). I just read most of the time in my kindle compare to a physical book. Its comfortable to bring 3 ebooks (and some task) in my kindle. And even swapping for old ebook are in these days.

By: An Industry on the Brink—Five Mistakes that are Killing Traditional Publishing « Kristen Lamb's Blog

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:10:05 +0000

[...] Traditional publishers! Get those costs down so you can pay your people better. You can’t keep using a handful of mega authors to float the business. In the new paradigm, there is no reason to lose so much money. There are all kinds of creative and profitable solutions to make all authors profitable. [...]

By: I Won the Unvarnished Truth! « Chad Carver

I Won the Unvarnished Truth! « Chad Carver — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:51:19 +0000

[...] http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/the-wana-plan-to-save-bookstores-revive-publishing/ [...]

By: The Comfort Zone is for Pets, Not Professionals « Kristen Lamb's Blog

The Comfort Zone is for Pets, Not Professionals « Kristen Lamb's Blog — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:40:08 +0000

[...] helpers there to show customers how to use their new device…which sounds a lot like my blog WANA Plan to Save the Bookstore. Yes, Waterstones has signed this deal, even after managing director James Daunt described Amazon [...]

By: Row80 Check In 9000 and Counting | Stacy Green – Turning The Page

Row80 Check In 9000 and Counting | Stacy Green – Turning The Page — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:55:53 +0000

[...] The WANA Plan to Save Bookstores & Revive Publishing by Kristen Lamb. [...]

By: Tracey’s Seal of Approval: Love for Romance Novel Covers, Bookstores & Joss Whedon « Tracey Livesay's Blog- Mimosas at Midnight

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:08:28 +0000

[...] The WANA Plan to Save Bookstores & Revive Publishing: Like Kristen says, “we are architects of change or artifacts of change.” Read it again. Deep. [...]

By: tucsonmike

tucsonmike — Sun, 13 May 2012 22:41:01 +0000

I came up with a model where Authors would also buy in to a new style cafe that prints books on demand. If authors buy into the ownership, they would make money from both the cafe and writing.

By: Julie Glover

Julie Glover — Sun, 13 May 2012 22:31:49 +0000

Wow, your brain must run a mile-a-minute! You have done a great job of laying out options for publishers and book distributors that make sense and offer a win-win for companies and customers. I would LOVE to have a bookstore in my local Target. I have definitely thought that B&N needs to go with smaller spaces and offer more digital content.

By: Industry News-May 13 » RWA-WF

Industry News-May 13 » RWA-WF — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:34:16 +0000

[...] Last week’s Industry News included a link to Kristen Lamb’s prediction that Big Six publishing was dead. Now she’s back with a plan to revive the dead and rejuvenate bookstores. [...]