Many more readers are downloading The Iraq Study Group Report for free than buying Vintage's $10.95 book, according to the Book Standard, which quoted Nielsen BookScan data (38,000 copies of the book sold in the week ending December 10) and the U.S. Institute of Peace (which says the online version has been downloaded some 1.2 million times).
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Effective January 1, Langenscheidt Publishing Group will be the exclusive distributor in the U.S. for all Michelin titles. As of the new year, all orders should go to Langenscheidt at 800-423-0485, fax 888-773-7979; orders@langenscheidt.com. For information, e-mail lartis@langenscheidt.com. Returns should go to Langenscheidt, c/o Avarto, 15 Tyger River Drive, Duncan S.C. 29334.
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Here's a tale with a lot of twists.
A Chicago company that has sold pretzels in Borders and Barnes &
Noble cafés for seven and eight years, respectively, planned to stop
selling in Borders, where it has annual sales of $500,000, and sell
only in B&N because it wanted "an exclusive bookstore outlet,"
according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
But for contractual reasons, Kim & Scott's Gourmet Pretzels must
continue selling in Borders' cafés, run by Seattle's Best Coffee. The
company, which wants to strengthen its brand, plans to create special
flavors to sell in B&N cafés.
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The Newport News Times
in Newport News, Ore., celebrates the 35th anniversary of Canyon Way
Restaurant and Bookstore, founded by Ed and Roguey Doyle. Ed oversees
the restaurant. Roguey and Kate Scannell manage the bookstore. The
food and food-for-the-soul enterprise includes a deli.