Quoted – Cheap Reads: 6 Tips to Save on Books – SmartMoney

Buying a book at the suggested retail price might be a bigger mistake than judging it by its cover.

Flat sales, savvier readers and the emergence of new players in the retail and online marketplace are keeping the pressure on sellers to offer more books at a discount.

Book sales have held steady over the past year. Consumers spent roughly $2 billion on books in August 2009, about the same as August of last year, according to the National Retail Federation, which tracks sales.

Booksellers are also betting customers will buy more than one deeply discounted bestseller, says Scott Testa, an assistant professor of business administration at Calibri College in Radnor, Pa. “Retailers know consumers hate to pay for shipping,” he says. A customer who buys Amazon’s $9 copy of Dean Koontz’s “Breathless” might be tempted to spend another $16 on other items during that transaction to get free shipping on the whole order.

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What an Incredible Opinion leader she is. Wow

Oprah Winfrey as Sofia in The Color Purple.
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One of the biggest opinion leaders is Oprah Winfrey. The Oprah Winfrey Show generates many viewers in the thousands and millions. People tend to listen to anything Opera has to say whether it’s good or bad. On a statistical basis, any product that appears on Oprah’s show experiences a positive spike in sales. This has been proven over and over and with such a result she is truly an influential force. One may say that Oprah is what you would call a true and sincere opinion leader since primarily all she does is give her opinion in most cases, thus, you cannot say she is wrong or right. This is a very tactical way to sell a product.

Certain segments believe that Opera is a reliable source when it comes to books. She is a very successful opinion leader because of her good reputation and her great highlight. Opera is also seen has a role model because of her promotion of global education and her experiences.

Oprah has been a reliable opinion leader for many companies. People trust her opinion no matter what. Sometimes, I wonder if all her recommendations meet the needs of the people who listen to her opinion. I believe that she is great but I do not think that it is possible to just fall in love with a book because Oprah recommends it. We all have different tastes, but  because Oprah makes we ignore that and buy something that she advertises or recommands.

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