Not on the Label
Keith Parkins | 24.04.2008 17:11 | Globalisation
Not on the Label, an excellent book by Felicity Lawrence, exposes how big business destroys small business. When a small business tries to order ten copies to sell in their shop, they are told by the big business publisher Penguin their order is too small!
Not on the Label is an excellent book by Felicity Lawrence, exposing how superstores steamroller the competition. Highly recommended!
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5457973
http://www.heureka.clara.net/books/notonthelabel.htm
I was chatting to a farmer who sells excellent pork chops and sausages at the top of the High Street on the Guildford farmers market.
http://www.heureka.clara.net/surrey-hants/gu-ford.htm
I do not know how or why, but the conversation got around to the fact that he used to sell Not on the Label from his farm shop, but not anymore. He had a call from the publisher Penguin who said they were no longer interested in supplying him as his order of ten books was too small!
http://www.osneylodgefarm.co.uk
He contacted Felicity Lawrence who said she would do something about it and get back to him. Three months later, he has not heard a thing.
Irony is a word that springs to mind!
Also read:
Joanna Blythman, Shopped, Fourth Estate, 2004
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5872398
Joanna Blythman, Bad Food Britain, Fourth Estate, 2006
http://www.heureka.clara.net/books/bad-food-britain.htm
Keith Parkins, Bad Food Britain, to be published
http://www.heureka.clara.net/gaia/
Andrew Simms, Tescopoly, Constable, 2007
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6063582
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5457973 http://www.heureka.clara.net/books/notonthelabel.htm I was chatting to a farmer who sells excellent pork chops and sausages at the top of the High Street on the Guildford farmers market.
http://www.heureka.clara.net/surrey-hants/gu-ford.htm I do not know how or why, but the conversation got around to the fact that he used to sell Not on the Label from his farm shop, but not anymore. He had a call from the publisher Penguin who said they were no longer interested in supplying him as his order of ten books was too small!
http://www.osneylodgefarm.co.uk He contacted Felicity Lawrence who said she would do something about it and get back to him. Three months later, he has not heard a thing.
Irony is a word that springs to mind!
Also read:
Joanna Blythman, Shopped, Fourth Estate, 2004
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5872398 Joanna Blythman, Bad Food Britain, Fourth Estate, 2006
http://www.heureka.clara.net/books/bad-food-britain.htm Keith Parkins, Bad Food Britain, to be published
http://www.heureka.clara.net/gaia/ Andrew Simms, Tescopoly, Constable, 2007
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6063582
Keith Parkins
