tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31584548.post6829528797187953734..comments2024-03-27T00:36:03.357-04:00Comments on Alice's CWIM Blog: Alice Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11245441447426418033noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31584548.post-34938156122612076252008-12-03T01:47:00.000-05:002008-12-03T01:47:00.000-05:00The knowledge and experience economies seem to ble...The knowledge and experience economies seem to blend and definitions of labour and professionalism, self-organization and amateurism get muddled up.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.myinvestorsplace.com/" REL="nofollow">MyInvestorsPlace - trading, value, investing, forex, stock, market, technical, analysis, systems</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31584548.post-42240350634106725382008-11-25T15:12:00.000-05:002008-11-25T15:12:00.000-05:00Yeah, I've heard about that Lipstick effect before...Yeah, I've heard about that Lipstick effect before - and in fact, just read some interview with a retailer in NYC who said sales of accessories are up (while entire new outfit sales are down) because people are trying to make what they already have FEEL new and fresh. <BR/>I wonder what's going on with library usage - are LOTS more people getting books there rather than buying?<BR/>hmmm...<BR/>But I like your idea of selling books rather than lipstick. Because, really, isn't a book MORE escapist than a lipstick? (Um, okay, clearly I'm a guy here, and have no idea about the female feel-good retail-therapy cosmetics thing... )<BR/><BR/>Happy Thanksgiving!<BR/><BR/>LeeLee Wind, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06314692778355984313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31584548.post-86186260012691359732008-11-20T16:13:00.000-05:002008-11-20T16:13:00.000-05:00you can do that by offering them a product more ap...you can do that by offering them a product more appealing...when someone would rather stay in and read a good book they don't need the cosmetics required to go out...with the way the world is going nowadays there is a greater chance people will be staying in more and needing that good read...I personally have one ready to go and two in the works if you ever run out I will gladly share my read...I have had readers call out sick to work because they were up all night readingGrammiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863904508354308176noreply@blogger.com