ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AT INSIDE.COM (10/16/00) For years Borders has been known to publishing folk as a well-run but insular company located in the wilds of Ann Arbor, Mich. It tends to be publicity averse, even secretive in its dealings. Though it had been every bit as aggressive as its main competitor, Barnes & Noble, in…Continue Reading
Is Borders’ “go-slow” approach to the online marketplace really a stroke of brilliance after all, as the Wall Street Journal recently postulated? The argument goes like this: despite the company’s listless approach to the Internet, which drove investors so bonkers that Borders rolled out the auction block earlier this year in search of a buyout…Continue Reading
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PEOPLE A month into the naughts, let’s recap some recent moves: Greg Tobin leaves Ballantine after seven months as VP, Editor in Chief, to try his hand as a full time author. He has a two-book contract with St. Martin’s/Tor Books’ Tom Doherty. . . . Alun Davies, longtime head of BDD’s international division, moves…Continue Reading
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