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Chapter Three: The Publishing Market? In This Economy!?

The hosts dig into the reality of today’s publishing market and how small bookstores are expected to compete with giant companies that control prices and swallow the profits. They talk about overpriced banned books, the way big retailers create fake rarity, and why local shops carry the same titles without the inflated cost. It is an honest look at surviving as a community bookstore in an industry that feels stacked against you.

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