{"id":4044,"date":"2022-09-08T21:11:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T21:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=4044"},"modified":"2022-09-08T21:11:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T21:11:30","slug":"on-the-big-changes-at-barnes-noble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/on-the-big-changes-at-barnes-noble\/","title":{"rendered":"On the big changes at Barnes &#038; Noble"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week on the <a href=\"https:\/\/microcosm.pub\/podcast\">People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing podcast<\/a>, Joe and Elly look at some current events. Big bookstore chain Barnes &amp; Noble recently announced that they&#8217;d be dramatically cutting back buying on new hardcovers, a cause of deep concern for many authors. 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