tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post7578386123605163164..comments2023-12-05T03:34:14.680-05:00Comments on <b>Issa's Untidy Hut</b>: R. I. P. Cody's BooksIssa's Untidy Huthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-78003702407058235452008-06-28T06:49:00.000-04:002008-06-28T06:49:00.000-04:00Charles:I've been to Cody's twice when I was in Sa...Charles:<BR/><BR/>I've been to Cody's twice when I was in San Francisco and it was always a treat. Moe's, also in Berkeley, still alive and kicking, is really great. The independents are dropping like flies. I hope some of them can hold on ...<BR/><BR/>Do you still have good new and also used shops in New Orleans? Did places make it through the flooding?<BR/><BR/>DonIssa's Untidy Huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-30373982248182435672008-06-28T06:46:00.000-04:002008-06-28T06:46:00.000-04:00Greg:Thanks very much for the link. I had heard s...Greg:<BR/><BR/>Thanks very much for the link. I had heard something about the print on demand publishers squeeze, but this gives all the horrific details. <BR/><BR/>The reason I've been able to keep all 18 "Modest Proposal" chapbooks in print is that they are "digital" i.e. on the computer and I print them on demand. I probably would have had to fold that part of the operation a long time ago if, say, I had 100 or 200 copy print editions done by a printer. In addition, for chaps that sold over that amount, I would have had to reprint. For that matter, I now have all back issues of the full run of Lillie on disc and can print when need be.<BR/><BR/>Scary, indeed.<BR/><BR/>DonIssa's Untidy Huthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352841590717991698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-495685276412260502008-06-27T11:56:00.000-04:002008-06-27T11:56:00.000-04:00I heard about this impending closure from a friend...I heard about this impending closure from a friend who lives out there. Even as far away as I am I felt the pain. I hate to see any bookstore close. There have been several closures here in New Orleans too.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849270578857708223.post-29758359518348311252008-06-27T07:22:00.000-04:002008-06-27T07:22:00.000-04:00That's sad about Cody's Books. There's so few ind...That's sad about Cody's Books. There's so few independent book stores as it is.<BR/><BR/>Amazon.com is doing the same thing, it appears. The people over at WritersWeekly.com have filed an antitrust lawsuit against them for trying to strong-arm bookmakers into letting them (Amazon) publish the books themselves. All the details are here:<BR/><BR/>http://antitrust.booklocker.com/<BR/><BR/>Pretty scary stuff, if you think about it.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344808703550376121noreply@blogger.com