Target, Wal-Mart and Amazon are duking it out, offering ever-lower book prices in a contest that “could be particularly damaging to booksellers,” who, unlike their mega-retailer competitors, can’t afford to “sell the books at a loss.”
Tag: 10.21.09
Norman Foster Designs An Art Gallery
“[A]rchitects often say the possibilities of a building lie in its limitations, and Mr. Foster was drawn to the challenge of designing what is essentially a vertical art gallery on New York City’s former skid row, a landscape dominated by restaurant supply stores.”
New Jersey Symphony Names Music Director
“A relatively young and unknown French Canadian conductor will take the baton at the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, signaling the next era for the regional ensemble. Jacques Lacombe, 46, succeeds Neeme Järvi, who held the position for four years before his departure last spring.”
Broadway Box Office Carried By Just A Few Starry Casts
“While Broadway is having one of its strongest fall seasons in overall ticket sales in recent years, that unusual financial success is being driven by the star-studded productions of three plays, obscuring challenges facing several other shows.”