tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527096283271686738.post6923566400317776200..comments2023-08-26T08:30:30.108-07:00Comments on Book Gila: The Harry Potter Retail Circussharkgilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148142679692454776noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527096283271686738.post-3740254733256432102007-07-22T06:56:00.000-07:002007-07-22T06:56:00.000-07:00hairybottle, I think you missed the whole point of...hairybottle, I think you missed the whole point of my argument. It's not about the price. Thanks bibliobibuli for explaining the principle behind the protest.<BR/><BR/>klaw, yup it's sad that the small town fans lose out. but that makes the protest even more felt!sharkgilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01148142679692454776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527096283271686738.post-23188725800183833762007-07-22T01:15:00.000-07:002007-07-22T01:15:00.000-07:00Biblio, you are right to say that the Hypermarts a...Biblio, you are right to say that the Hypermarts are doing this to drive more traffic to their stores. I am living proof. :D (Tesco Puchong has many many many copies left, probably in the lower hundreds as of 3pm Sunday).<BR/><BR/>I can understand the bookstore's disappointment at having been blindsided by the decisions that the hypermarkets have made.<BR/><BR/>I for one have no idea how the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527096283271686738.post-84940840494755272142007-07-21T22:36:00.000-07:002007-07-21T22:36:00.000-07:00they hypermarkets might well be selling at a loss!...they hypermarkets might well be selling at a loss!!! it isn't books they want to sell but the rest of their stock. i think you need to find out how "loss leaders" work ...<BR/><BR/>the bookshops were selling at what is the recommended retail price in the UK ... not a cent more added for the thousands of miles the book has had to travel. and i don't think any book lover would have had to pay bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527096283271686738.post-88617146932789632452007-07-21T13:40:00.000-07:002007-07-21T13:40:00.000-07:00Let's look at it from another perspective.Would yo...Let's look at it from another perspective.<BR/><BR/>Would you rather:<BR/>a) Pay less for the book (in this case, RM40 less, can buy another new book already), and screw whatever promotional events that the bookstore has invested in.<BR/>b) Overpay for the book, knowing that part of the RM40 will go to the promotional events, and probably most of the part of it goes in as additional profit into Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527096283271686738.post-72340568544814976872007-07-21T04:29:00.000-07:002007-07-21T04:29:00.000-07:00next few days will be over, infact i think it will...next few days will be over, infact i think it will be over tonight because everyone would have known what happen. all the build up for nothing but a good read will always be a good read. now, that i am not very sure how many people out there would understand ... :):-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11218712067649079614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527096283271686738.post-77632887141258984062007-07-21T02:41:00.000-07:002007-07-21T02:41:00.000-07:00nel: hey everyone's entitled to opinion, no right ...nel: hey everyone's entitled to opinion, no right or wrong side :). <BR/><BR/>I think that by making such stand MPH and gang are actually showing that they do value books for whar they are, and not just cash making assets. I like what they are standing for - the good conduct verses backstabbing thing.<BR/><BR/>simon: can't say about that, we'll just see how the next few days pan out. :)sharkgilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01148142679692454776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527096283271686738.post-86737100027986400262007-07-20T23:42:00.000-07:002007-07-20T23:42:00.000-07:00good point. i think it's all good that mph et al a...good point. i think it's all good that mph et al are making a stand, but they'll still win in the end. the hypermarts have limited stock, and it'll won't last til the end of the day. after that, ppl will still go back to the bookstores, who have massive quants. They'll lose out a few hundred sales, but they'll make it back in the long run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527096283271686738.post-19044194629445508932007-07-20T23:31:00.000-07:002007-07-20T23:31:00.000-07:00i was just wondering when you are gonna take a "sh...i was just wondering when you are gonna take a "shark-bite" on this one ... lol ... i will still stand by going with bookstore selling at retail price and not pull back commented at sharon place. On the long run it a good pr image for not potter fans but still buying books from them. It just like eating char keaw teow at a poch place where a person is paying for an environment or by the road side:-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11218712067649079614noreply@blogger.com