images.jpegWell, I guess they are still around. Copia, according to Publishers Weekly, is talking to independent bookstores in order to become their online retailing solution. They would provide a turnkey operation which would supply digital fulfillment.

According to Copia vp Anthony Antolino, they have been talking to the American Booksellers Association. Publishers Weekly has reported that they spoke the the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and offered indie bookstores a revenue shave between 30% and 50% of the retail price.

Antolino described the new Copia program as a “turnkey retail partner and affiliate program” for indie bookstores. Copia claims that it will offer about 5 million titles through its retail storefront when the service launches and Antolino described the platform as a solution for independent stores that want a digital storefront, but don’t have the technical facility or capital to do so. “It’s costly to build a digital retail storefront on the local level,” he said.

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