Throughout the year, various trade publications do stories on the bargain book industry. Follow these links to read more. (NOTE: These links will take you away from the CIROBE web site)
Publisher's Weekly review of the 2008 showPublisher's Weekly Bargain Books Supplement, September 9, 2008:
Hurting for Business: Explaining an often misunderstood area of the bargain book world
Shifting Gears: Two major players consider changes in the bargain book business
Hoisting Sales: Are new merchandising methods improving business?
Not So Retiring: Two veterans of the game reflect on 70 years in bargain bookselling.
Publisher's Weekly:
Promotional Publishing
Tackling New Technology
Anatomy of a Remainder
Seeking Net Results
Washington Post, January 16, 2006:
Remainders Of the Day: When Unsold Books Are Up For Bid, the Plot Can Take A Sweet Turn at Daedalus
Publisher's Weekly review of the 2006 show
2006 Publisher's Weekly Special Report: Bargain Books
Where Have All the Good Books Gone?
Sales Ahoy!
On Track for Online Selling
Better than Full Price Any Day
Food at CIROBE--It's Not Just for Thought
Publisher's Weekly review of the 2005 show
2005 Publisher's Weekly Special Report: Bargain Books
CIROBE Turns 15
Therapy for Publishers
On the Distaff Side
Old Hands and Newbies Agree: CIROBE Rocks!
Read the following reviews of the 2004 show: Brisk Business Highlights CIROBE '04 and New on the Scene
2004 Publisher's Weekly Special Report: CIROBE
A Rose by any other Name
My one and only
Chicago: Something for Everybody
Follow the Leaders
Read the following reviews of the 2003 show: CIROBE: Lucky 13
...and the September 2003 CIROBE Publisher's Weekly Insert: Special Report: The World of Bargain Books
Read the following reviews of the 2002 show: CIROBE: Briskly Bouncing Back
...and the September 2002 CIROBE Publisher's Weekly Insert: Special Report: The World of Bargain Books
Publishing Trends: Still Smokin' at CIROBE
Read the following reviews of the 2001 show: CIROBE: A Little Caution, a Lot of Business
...and these articles from the October 2001 CIROBE Publisher's Weekly Insert:
Forecast: Clear Sale-ing Ahead
In Search of Net Results
Thoughts on Attending CIROBE
Read the following reviews of the 2000 show: Tenth CIROBE Show a Knockout
...and these articles from the October 2000 CIROBE Publisher's Weekly Insert:
Notes from the Retail Front
Gazing into the Crystal Ball
Crazy, After All These Years
Spring 2000 article on the industry from PW Bargain Buyers BEA-Bound
Read the following reviews of the 1999 show:
Publisher's Weekly:A Sunny Chicago Remainder Show
Publisher's Weekly:The ABC of Remainders
Bookselling This Week: BookWeb:BTW: CIROBE 1999
and these articles from the September 1999 CIROBE Publisher's Weekly Insert:
BARGAIN BOOKS: They're in the Money
BARGAIN BOOKS: Making Book on Overstock
BARGAIN BOOKS: What's Up in Sale Categories
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