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It's just impossible for us to get a clean sheet isn't it?
Ahhhhhh!

Even a £50,000 player scores against us.

FBS:
you can ask me all day.  

a clean sheet is what we need NOW!

Yeye man!. . . All day!
Standing ovation for Mata.
Goodness I fear for the day he won't be available.
We are not there yet.

Meanwhile, time for Romeu to blend in. It must be his first PL app if I am right.

FBS:
ask me again. lol

I'd like us to keep a clean sheet though.

What's a double pre-assist?
I need that clean sheet.
I need every point I can pick.

FBS:
and someone said DD breaks up (abi na down ? ) play?

double pre-assist.

good ball Mata.

Ramirez.

3-0 get in!

Hehehehehe.
What's a double pre-assist?

Ibime:
Ramires getting injured is a wonderful sight to behold.

Lord forgive me.

Ibimeeeeeeee. . .
Your own player!
No let God waya ya mouth for you.
Good things come in all shapes and sizes. 
How many goals has Ramires scored again?. . . Dude's fast becoming a fixture in this Chelsea side even though we both can't stand him 

Nice goal. Good effort by DD to find Mata.
Ramires. . . another goal!
Hmmmm!

DD has been piss poor. Anelka to come on.

It looks like we are beginning to sit back. We need to keep to pressure on. It keeps them occupied.

John Terry 2-0.

Ibime:
Cashley playing very loose in this game. . .infact ever since his attempts to get back with Cheryl failed at the last minute, dude has not looked fully focused.

Would you be focused if a girl like Cheryl was just a minute away from taking her clothes off for you and then it didn't happen?. . . 

SB is so silent I can hear AVB from the touch line.

Ibime:
Hehehehehe. . .see as Ramires just troway that pass to Bosingwa?

Nateevs, did you see that? Unbelievable!

Who gave this guy his first professional contract?

I just shook my head and said Ramires is in trouble if Ibime sees that.
It was awful.

Silly challenge by Ashley.

ESPN Possession Stats. . Last 5 mins. Chelsea 81% - 19% Everton


Danny Breaks deadlock for Chelsea.
How about that key pass by Mata. . . Goodness me.

Since the FA Cup final.

Baba Olowo is here today.

Here we go.

And basic common sense should tell you that they only just beat Wigan who happen to be . .  guess what ? 2nd Bottom of the league.


How do you even have the face to make these arguments? I would have waited till they beat an average team before I make a point. And yes, there is a possibility that they turned good in the last 2 weeks; after all no be you talk se they can "stop the rot and fight back"?

A draw is good for all parties involved.

It's nice to have someone who almost always scores.

How about that for a goal?

So everyone agrees 4llerbuntu is the same thing.

How many entries so far please, if I may ask?

coogar:
i cannot believe nigeria failed to qualify for nations cup?
abeg, i have not followed nigerian football in 6 yrs. what the [i]f[/i]uck happened?

Except in 96 and 98 when we were banned from participating, I cannot remember when last we did not qualify for the Nations Cup. It's unbelievable.

Well I say bad news for Romeu.

yamakuza:
How much would you suggest he pay(s)?

How much would you pay someone who comes up with a business plan for you to in invest N1m.

[quote author=Mr. Globe link=topic=772970.msg9303842#msg9303842 date=1318158039]Hahahaha, ebook vs video streaming in Nigeria today, I get the trick. To get this dude to keep quiet. Seun, you no you wont attempt that business suicide. Atleast you no more than that. Remain with the book jare and if you want to spice it up a bit rent dvds and sell electronics unless this shop is about to be opened in 2050. This guy has no point. See how he is happy that the scope has changed. Nothing has changed from this contest. Seun just wants to sample your lame ebook ideas and probably laugh over it. Lets see if any of the contestants will cite ebook. Lol. Books are still selling in America with all the ebook marketing talk. People still have their library cards stuck, bring it down to Nigeria and thats more 40 yrs for books. End of discussion.
*Bored here, thats why am even replying*[/quote]Your problem is grasping of English. You will never learn. If you cannot understand simple things, no one can help you.
Can you point out exactly where I said books are not selling in America?

Seun:
Yes.  60,000 naira for the winner, 30,000 naira for the runner up, and 15,000 naira for the 3rd best.

My Opinion. . . Prize money is too cheap. Up the stakes and get creative minds working in your interest.

Seun:
@nateevs:The scope of the contest has been broadened to include e-books, and video/audio streaming, so the e-book vs book debate is probably mute as far as this thread is concerned.

I absolutely appreciate the fact that it's been broadened. Are you still paying 60,000 for the winner?

Barnes And Noble.

Read the 4th quarter report of Barnes and Noble Inc on their website here. I quote some parts of the result.

"Barnes & Noble Reports Record Sales of $7 Billion in Fiscal 2011. Digital Growth Fuels 78% Fourth Quarter BN.com Comparable Sales Increase.

The rapidly growing digital business propelled the top-line at BN.com driven by the company’s NOOK™ eReader product line and digital content from the NOOK Bookstore™.  BN.com comparable sales growth accelerated throughout the year, increasing 78% for the fourth quarter and 65% for the full year as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2010.  BN.com sales were $217 million for the quarter and $858 million for the full year."



You see from the results that comparable in-store sales decrease while digital sales are increasing. It's not enough for you to tell us Barnes and Noble are doing well without telling us why. This is not the way to inform someone who intends to go into business.


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Who comes up with this idea that Nigerians will be relying "mostly on books for a projected 10 years"?. I will like to read where this research result has come from. It's bollocks. With respect to Nigerians adopting the internet, the trend is upwards. No single person as far as I know can accurately predict what the market will be in 10 years. From a business point of view however, it'll will be a huge risk under-estimating the trend.

While starting a Commercial Library may make money in the short term, the long term risk/reward ratio for me, based on the trend, is too much for my investment. I will be looking elsewhere, inspite of the "potential profit", if there is any anyway. My two cents.

I am tired of posts that desperately attempt to keep an idea alive instead of looking at the trend. It's lazy as well as bereft of foresight to hinge an idea on the fact that only a few Nigerians have access to internet. A better idea is always to nurture a business opportunity in anticipation of more Nigerians adopting the internet.

Famous words from a book I read about Bill Gates . . . It says. . . "Bill Gates knew where the world was going and went to wait for it".


The greatest ideas ever developed did not take advantage of the present. . . . They took advantage of the future.

I like posts like these that look exactly like Mr Globe's one. These posts seem to be saying that Paper Books idea are a fabulous idea as compared to what "everyone else is saying" without saying why? Barnes and Noble still going strong eh? Books stores don't get bigger than Borders. For someone who lives in the US, you must know better. How big were Borders? Revenues topping $2.8m, 1,249 stores as at 2003, employing over 19,000 people in the US only. In February 2011, Borders filed for bankruptcy and closed down for good. Except. . .

"On July 7, 2010, Borders opened an eBook store to allow books to be directly downloaded to an e-reader device or a Borders eReader app for the desktop, iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, or Android. Though branded as Borders's store, it was actually handled by Kobo, Inc.
On June 3, 2011, the Borders eReader apps were changed to Kobo eReader apps and users could transfer their Borders eBooks to their Kobo library."


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Books A Million - Second Largest Book Chain Store. 4th Quarter Results - 4th quarter ended Jan 29 2011.

For the fourth quarter ended January 29, Books-A-Million's net income decreased to $6.8 million or $0.44 per share from $11.9 million or $0.76 per share for the year-ago quarter.

Net sales for the quarter decreased 2.6 percent to $153.1 million from $157.2 million in the year-ago period. Comparable store sales for the quarter decreased 6.7 percent.

For the full year, net income dropped to $8.9 million or $0.57 per share from $13.8 million or $0.88 per share for the prior fiscal year. Net sales for the year decreased 2.7 percent to $495.0 million from $508.7 million in the prior fiscal year.

Clyde Anderson, chairman, president and chief executive officer, said results for the year reflected a dynamic and rapidly changing retail environment for booksellers.

Anderson added, " We were pleased with the results of the launch of our partnership with the NOOK range of e-readers in the fourth quarter and the performance of the new and expanded toy and game business as well as our entry into the electronic accessory category."


Link.


2011 2nd quarter results.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug 23, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Books-A-Million, Inc. BAMM -0.88% today announced financial results for the second quarter and 26-week period ended July 30, 2011. Net sales for the 13-week period ended July 30, 2011 decreased 11.4% to $106.4 million from net sales of $120.0 million in the year-earlier period. Comparable store sales for the second quarter declined 12.9% compared with the 13-week period in the prior year. Net loss for the second quarter was $2.9 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared with net income of $1.9 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the year-earlier period.

For the 26-week period ended July 30, 2011, net sales decreased 11.2% to $210.4 million from net sales of $237.0 million in the year-earlier period. Comparable store sales declined 13.1% compared with the same period in the prior year. For the 26-week period ended July 30, 2011, the Company reported net loss of $6.4 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, compared with net income of $3.9 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, in the year-earlier period.



Is this your definition of Books a Million going strong? Even people at Books a Million recognize what the problems of industry are. You cannot tell us Books a million is doing fine without telling us why? This is Clyde Anderson again. . .

Commenting on the results, Clyde B. Anderson, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Results for the quarter reflect a continuation of the trends that have been affecting our business since the beginning of the year. A soft publishing lineup, the effect of e-book migration and the impact of Border's liquidation all contributed to the decline in comparable store sales

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I thought he was joking. He actually does believe Computers in Secondary School happened first in Anambra. LMAO.