From Publishers to Bookstores

As a bookseller I get an insider's perspective on several aspects of the book industry through publisher previews, book expos and newsletters.  But I'm constantly learning new things about the industry.  For those of you who are like me and are interested in how publisher's get books into the chain stores (including co-ops, etc) check out literary agent Nathan Bransford's blog. His guest blogger, Eric, shares a lot of otherwise 'privileged' information - from the publisher's point of view, something you don't see often enough. He's also answering questions in the comments.