Dear Friends, For decades, the publishing industry has paid stores to return unsold books. The method forces publishers to gamble on the success of a given title, a risk many small presses can't afford. In a move seen to signal a possible industry change, a new imprint at HarperCollins will not allow stores to return unsold merchandise. Source: http://www.lisnews.org/ Thank You, Dinesh K. S Librarian (Sl. Gr.) Nagarjuna College of Engg. & Technology, Devanahally Bangalore. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.