“Borders to Let Publishers Pay to Manage Its Categories
“Publisher's Weekly Daily earlier this week reported that 'Borders will divide its book inventory into 250 categories and invite publishers to co-manage, or 'captain' the category. The captain will 'influence' Borders' buying decisions, including which titles, the number to be bought, and how the books get displayed, though Borders retains right of final decision. For the privilege of being 'captains,' publishers chosen as category managers will pay $110,000 annually and $5,000 per employee to be trained by Borders in how the system works. So far, HarperCollins will captain Borders' cookbook and romance sections, and Random House will co-manage the early readers category.' ” Source: DOROTHY-L listserv” [h2Oboro lib blog]
This is just sooooooooo wrong. Borders nosedives in my estimation. [The Shifted Librarian]