1. Buying's New Normal.
- Author
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KIRCH, CLAIRE
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CHILDREN'S books , *COVID-19 pandemic , *SUPPLY chain disruptions , *SUPPLY chains , *BOOK industry - Abstract
The article informs that children's book buyers are facing supply chain disruptions as shortage of papers cause printing delays, along with increased shipping costs and other delivery issues. Meghan Goel, children's book buyer at BookPeople in Austin, Texas, ordered more books last fall than ever before as children's inventory is a spike in online preorders that began at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. INSET: Supply Chain Issues Hit Sidelines, Too.
- Published
- 2022