#Book Stores

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Greenlight Bookstore Ratifies New Union Contract

Union employees at Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn have ratified a new contract that guarantees annual pay raises and provides more benefits that are designed to reduce turnover and reward skills developed on the job. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-14 04:00:00 UTC ]

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The Things We Learned in the Fire: On the Destruction (and Rebirth) of a Bookstore

On July 30th, 2024, East Bay Booksellers in Oakland, California was completely destroyed by a fire. The bookstore (previously DIESEL, a Bookstore) had been in that location for thirty years. In the months that followed, its owner, Brad Johnson, began keeping a journal of thoughts. What follows... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-02-26 13:46:45 UTC ]

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Writer quits Society of Authors over union’s ‘betrayal’ of Jerusalem bookshop raided by Israeli police

Matthew Teller, whose books include Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, said the society’s response to the event which saw two leading booksellers detained was ‘an abject failure’A writer has left the Society of Authors (SoA) in protest after the UK’s largest writers’ body made a statement on a recent... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Guardian | 2025-02-20 17:34:09 UTC ]

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Two U.K. Presses Spearhead Day of Support for East Jerusalem’s Educational Bookshop

With two booksellers remaining under house arrest in Jerusalem, a coalition of publishers, booksellers, authors, industry professionals, and activists are marking #BooksellingIsNotACrime Day, on February 22, to raise awareness of their plight. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-18 05:00:00 UTC ]

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The Magic of Finding Yourself in “The In-Between Bookstore”

Edward Underhill didn’t plan on having his debut adult fiction book, The In-Between Bookstore, featuring a trans main character, come out six days before the Trump inauguration, but it’s kind of perfect timing. Especially since the book features a time slip, where Darby Madden meets his younger... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Electric Literature | 2025-02-17 12:00:00 UTC ]

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Why America is falling in love with romance bookstores

Regular bookstores might be dying—but bookstores dedicated to romance novels are thriving thanks to TikTok and a desire for third places. Throughout Harvard Square, there are many bookshop brimming with the latest literary fiction and intellectual memoirs, patronized by scholarly types. But in... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Fast Company | 2025-02-13 10:30:00 UTC ]

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Can a Nonprofit Model Work for Bookstores?

Community outreach is a cornerstone of independent bookselling, but it doesn’t come cheap. The Emerson Collective is helping bookstores find better ways to fund it Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-07 05:00:00 UTC ]

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Falling in Love in Indie Bookstores

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Brandeis University Press will publish 'Bookstore Romance: Love Speaks Volumes' by former PW bookselling editor Judith Rosen, which profiles 24 couples who proposed, or held their weddings, at independent bookstores. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-07 05:00:00 UTC ]

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What Publishing Can Do About Trump: Preserve the Independence of Our Bookstores and Libraries

Too many people in the book world have been acting as though nothing has changed since the election. They are launching a conservative imprint (as if we don’t already have enough of them) headed by someone from the Heritage Foundation with connections to Project 2025, a platform of policies so... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-02-04 09:58:03 UTC ]

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Barnes & Noble will open 60 new bookstores in 2025, breaking last year’s record as bookstore revival ramps up

After a decade of downsizing, the beloved bookseller is seeing a resurgence thanks in part to TikTok’s #BookTok and a rise in so-called third spaces. January was a long month, but we finally have some good news in 2025: Bookseller Barnes & Noble plans to open at least 60 new stores this... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Fast Company | 2025-02-03 20:30:00 UTC ]

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Indie Booksellers Launch Ambitious Global Bookstore Crawl

Independent bookstores in more than 30 cities across six continents will participate in the first synchronized Global Bookstore Crawl on April 26, coinciding with Independent Bookstore Day in the U.S. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-30 05:00:00 UTC ]

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You Can Now Buy eBooks on Bookshop.org!

Since it launched in January 2020, Bookshop.org has been a popular place for readers to buy books while supporting local ... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Book Riot | 2025-01-28 15:52:54 UTC ]

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This is not a drill, folks. Indie bookstores can sell ebooks now.

As of this morning, you can now easily buy ebooks from your local indie bookstore. Thanks to Bookshop.org, the reigning David to Am*zon’s Goliath. As Wired reports, a new platform on the site will now sell ebooks directly to customers. Bookshop users can buy and read titles via a handy-dandy... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-01-28 14:35:29 UTC ]

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Bookshop.org Now Sells Ebooks

The bookseller is applying its sales model—where online purchases support indie bookstores—to digital books. It has also released a mobile app for shopping and reading ebooks. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Wired | 2025-01-28 11:30:00 UTC ]

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Bookshop.org is launching e-books to help local bookstores compete with Amazon’s Kindle

The challenger brand to Amazon’s hegemony has big plans to build further, starting with a new e-book initiative. Andy Hunter decided something needed to be done about the endless rise of Amazon in 2018—the year that the e-commerce giant surpassed 50% of book sales in the U.S. market. “I was... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Fast Company | 2025-01-28 11:30:00 UTC ]

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Bookshop.org Debuts Its E-book Platform

The online bookseller, which offers a profit-sharing model to independent bookstore partners, launched its long-anticipated e-book platform on January 28, allowing indies to sell e-books directly to customers. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-28 05:00:00 UTC ]

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Northeast Indie Bookstores Report Robust Holiday Gains, Look Ahead

Independent bookstores across the Northeast reported robust holiday sales in December 2024, with many noting significant year-over-year growth despite weather disruptions and concerns about the economy. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]

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Brush Fires, Severe Weather Threaten L.A. Bookstores and Publishers

Numerous bookstores and publishers in the Los Angeles metro area were closed and individuals evacuated on January 8 due to raging brush fires, power outages, and extreme winds. Others, such as Diesel Books in Brentwood, stayed open to serve displaced customers. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]

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The Last Bookstore Studio City sets its opening date

The Last Bookstore defies the e-commerce trend and prepares to open a new bricks-and-mortar outpost in Studio City. 'The desire of Gen Z to have physical media is part of it,' the owner says. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-12-05 11:00:05 UTC ]

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Folklore Bookshop Opens in Utah's Wasatch Mountains

The Swiss-themed town of Midway is now home to Folklore Bookshop. Co-owned by children’s author Lindsey Leavitt, Audrey Lind, and Alison Russell, Folklore welcomed customers on October 5 and held a grand opening October 26. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]

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