The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-04
THE BATTLE OF THE BooKs
Row Amerr the Pnbiishers-The Ira,
Houses and the Gentlemen who Publ,
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s there Of selling them. Tn ,his eoun,rv ,,,or. a..
two WAYS OF selling boots IN. ,brou.h a.. 80
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o"s.n,e Mousanu as very moderate success
| 'o"' 'uo'e'ip"on ooohs nave reached circulation
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"u"ueu 'nous'nu coples' I've great held OF the
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S 10 means Ignore tho large cities. In perambu.
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| ~ '' ''"''y "'s '''Vu'e ~ 'o''"'"apie "
| " Vu'o Wv nv V, '"e TesuNs anu leao 70 war
w" '"'' '""s' ine uos'll'y oe'"eeh uade anu
'P.''" ""s wv" s'''uiS increasing snce tue
u.s. " '"e t'es' eou'netn teoeliiop; al the present
uue heIo very active warfare Ia progress, ana
'e declare that there shall 10 no guar
'or' l"V trade houses are making common cause
against The subscription ones, and the latter have
h''u convention ahd male asolonh comoict that.
N""''cI I'VE" '''e P''sohNi quAFfcs' tLeJ VIII ustt
" Out on their Inc together
Most Of the subscription houses ore in Hartford.
Conn: probably three ruurths OF them hail from the
Charter Oak City, while the rest are scattered &C.,
Boston, Springfield. New York, PhiIadelrnia, and
other places The most vulnerable point of die sinh
scrpton business is the tnlcul,y Of kec-iny boo1s
| -, w ''"''''' " N''''"E 'o'~s
out OF Tue shops. Agents are unwilling TO soil 1t
| for a WORK that can lie found In The hook sto,es
and the trade b-s been ipiutp, the bu.,neas bv Of
'ering sutscrio ,on books IN the stores nj n small
| reduction from tho asents' price. Every agent Is
| ,,ler .oi.,r, ante -, ., ~ -.
| ""''' '''e'Hn F"miso NOT 70 sen volume
| to any but iona fde subscriber; but mon
| are found occasionally who can bo temnted
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| "o''e we" PROMISES inc suoserip'
| ton publishers have adopted the plan OF batting
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| oook s'o'e 'hey can kno" ~ once rom what agent
| I WINS obtained The 6aitbl.ss arant ia s,n,na,iy