Reaching Readers at the Dollar Store - Publishers Weekly

Today, Panzer made a stop at the Publishers Weekly site. With a little digging in the posts, our inquisitive kitty found one about selling in dollar stores.

An interesting market idea.

According to the post by Karen Raugust, some of those books you see in dollar stores aren't remaindered books. They're actually books supplied by publishers. Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Five Below, and Family Dollar stores are all viable market places for new book sales. While the profit margins are lower, the opportunity for greater sales will make up for it. The post includes interviews with publishers and distributors. The sale of children's books is concentrated on.

Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't know those were new books."

Note: This is a very long post. Bring a thermos of iced tea and two muffins for your reading today.

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Coronavirus: The Latest Challenge for Toy Makers-and Publishers - Publishers Weekly

Today, Panzer made a trip to the Publishers Weekly site. With a little digging in the posts our traveling kitty pilot found one about the Toy Fair New York.

There's no where to hide.

According to the post by Karen Raugust, another U.S. event has had problems connect to the outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in China. The Toy Fair New York canceled the China Pavilion at the event. The Pavilion is where Chinese manufacturers are located during the Fair. Part of the reason for the cancellation is because of the U.S. travel restrictions barring those who are coming into the US directly from China. Many U.S. toy companies have their products manufactured in China. Several U.S. children's book publishers at the Fair also have their books manufactured in China as well.

Panzer says, "That virus thingy is causing more problems every day."

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to challenge for toy makers and publishers

Toy Fair 2016: The Adult Publishing Coloring Craze Hits the Toy Industry - PW (Publishers' Weekly)

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he heard laughing and giggling. Our kitty traveler followed all the frivolity to the Publishers' Weekly site. A little digging around and he found an interesting post about adult coloring books. Panzer told you about the adult coloring book craze back in November of last year.

I can do that.

According to a post by Karen Raugust, February 13-16 at the International Toy Fair in New York has been an adult playground. One of the main focuses has been adult coloring books, puzzles, posters, and dot to dot books. So, it's not surprising that the newest craze is adult dot to dot books that you color after you've connected the dots.

Panzer says, "Hmm. Maybe I need to consider doing a coloring book for adult cats."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. You'll need a cup of tea and two muffins while you read it. If you plan to read the original post as well, you'll need a thermos of tea and three muffins.

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To read Panzer's earlier post about adult coloring books, tootle over to adult coloring books