“In a confidential letter to publishers seen by The Times, Waterstone’s has set out what it expects them to pay if they want their books to be well promoted in its network of more than 300 stores this Christmas. The most expensive package, available for only six books and designed to “maximise the potential of the biggest titles for Christmas”, costs £45,000 per title.”
Tag: 06.19.07
Nevermind – Documenta’s A Bust!
Richard Dormant thinks this year’s Documenta is the worst yet. “Though Documenta 12 has more than 500 works, so much of what is on view is second-rate, chosen for who knows what reason and displayed so eccentrically that, just as in the Royal Academy’s summer exhibition, it is easy to overlook the few really good things in it.”