Monday 5 November, 2007
The long tail
At work there is always a lot of work about the long tail, meaning lots of small sales spread over an extensive backlist. So, your top five language books might be French, German, Spanish, Italian and Latin American Spanish - and then all the other dozens of languages form the long tail. Which is why I laughed when I saw this bloke. I suppose you'd have to call it an in (bad) joke.
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In general, you'd have to say that the Bluebottles around here (here being Bermagui - this beach shot was taken in the 2 hours it hasn't been raining) are having a tough time.
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Nov 05
The long tail
At work there is always a lot of work about the long tail, meaning lots of small sales spread over an extensive backlist. So, your top five language books might be French, German, Spanish, Italian and Latin American Spanish -...More»
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The Lost Dog (and the nose of an un-lost one)
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Soft paws
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