tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post4074473838745269909..comments2024-03-25T20:40:44.806-04:00Comments on Literary Rejections on Display Now Has Long COVID: A Sign of the e-TimesWriter, Rejectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-88915125197111367252009-12-16T19:35:33.713-05:002009-12-16T19:35:33.713-05:00This is my fourth holiday season working at an ind...This is my fourth holiday season working at an independent bookstore. And it's the worst season I remember for BACKORDERS. Every single damn book anyone asks for -- because they heard about it on NPR, usually -- is unavailable. What up? Bad economy leading to smaller print runs, probably. But it also serves to shove people toward ebooks, which are never backordered....<br /><br />Goodbye, job...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com