Shelf Wars Indeed

A busy day today, my friends, so I'm going to redirect you to a great post by Alan Rinzler on bookstore visibility and this primer on co-op by the inimitable Mr. Bransford.

I've oft waxed co-opetic here on PMN, and I think these posts provide more of the booksellers' (or at least, non-publishers') side of the process. Can a bookseller create a bestseller? Who determines in-store placement? What are the prime (and not-so-prime) locations?

Read and find out!