tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post7106329174941258957..comments2024-02-27T00:11:31.323-07:00Comments on BLOGGING WITH BEVERLEY: Paul McDermott Talks Weather in Booksdarkwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10896375750274931895noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-54413308687005980862017-11-16T17:18:50.844-07:002017-11-16T17:18:50.844-07:00A sad thought, Robert and equally widespread THIS ...A sad thought, Robert and equally widespread THIS side of The Pond too! to [MIS]-quote a famous song lyric:<br />"Where have the small traders gone?<br /> Bought by Walmart, every one. When will they ever learn?"Paul McDermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430184962132539192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609030155206406866.post-73052116494238077532017-11-16T10:40:56.537-07:002017-11-16T10:40:56.537-07:00Paul's "rant" on bookstores being sq...Paul's "rant" on bookstores being squeezed out by the big supermarket chains makes me think of how little has changed in the production of writing versus how much has changed in the technology of marketing & control of that writing in the past ten years or so.Robbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641255948565952162noreply@blogger.com