Here’s some news to mix up your quarantine-driven online shopping life: the MoMA Design Store has just released a selection of rare books from its archive, and they’re now on sale at its website. The books include seminal texts like a first edition of William Eggleston’s Guide by John Szarkowski... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-20 20:00:04 UTC ]
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We talk to Galway institution Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, which will celebrating its 30th birthday in October, and Nibbies Children’s Bookseller of the Year shortlistee, The Blessington Book Store. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 23:52:32 UTC ]
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There's a lot of work - and a lot of fun - involved in the business of selling comics, Chris Lander tells Mike Mather. Continue reading at 'Stuff'
[ Stuff | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If a bookstore takes the name of the city in which it resides, it had better reflect the values and character of its hometown. Boulder Book Store, PW’s 2018 Bookstore of the Year, does just that. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The innovative Colorado bookstore is the 26th recipient of the PW Bookstore of the Year Award. Among the store's firsts, it is the first store to buy on Edelweiss and one of the first to offer consignment sections by publisher. John Mesjak with Abraham Associates was named this year's PW Sales... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print book sales showed "continuing resilience" in 2014, with overall spending on print and digital titles increasing across the year. Meanwhile, online book buying overtook in-store book buying for the first time last year. In 2014, sales of print and ebooks stood at £2.2bn, up 4% from the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to a survey, 24 percent of people who said they had bought books from an online retailer in the last month also said they had seen the book in a brick-and-mortar bookstore first. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
[ The New York Times | 2011-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘”Confessions of a Bookseller’” and other wonderful titles remind us of the joys of shelf-browsing. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-15 15:59:07 UTC ]
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In the late 1970s, Mitchell Kaplan dropped out of law school in Washington, D.C., with the dream of opening an independent bookstore in South Florida, where he grew up. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Given the outsized influence of the 33-year-old South Florida bookstore and owner Mitchell Kaplan, the biggest surprise was that it hadn't received the award earlier. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As calls continue for embattled Borderlands Books owner Alan Beatts to divest from the store after allegations of violent assault and attempted rape surfaced two weeks ago, authors are canceling scheduled virtual events. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Strand Book Store’s union forcefully denounced the firing of twelve booksellers who were only recently rehired after mass layoffs during the first weeks of the new coronavirus outbreak in March. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Three mission-driven indie bookstores well-known for their commitment to social justice have ceased stocking books written by J.K. Rowling, accusing the Harry Potter author of promoting hatred towards transgender people. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Ann Cleeves has written a short story based on indie store Forum Books in Northumberland, which even features manager Helen Stanton as a character. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-22 05:26:33 UTC ]
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In the weeks since the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, books about anti-racism have consistently topped bestseller lists. Many of these books have been purchased from the likes of Amazon and Barnes & Noble. To try and funnel some of these sales to Black-owned bookstores... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2020-06-19 21:16:38 UTC ]
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An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
[ Book Riot | 2020-06-14 10:30:00 UTC ]
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An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
[ Book Riot | 2020-06-05 10:30:41 UTC ]
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Last August, I wrote about the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, or “Binc,” a Michigan-based non-profit created to support booksellers who have fallen on hard times. If a bookseller winds up in the hospital or a bookstore has a flood, Binc can step in and pay their bills, no questions asked... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-29 08:48:18 UTC ]
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A second night of rioting in Minneapolis/St. Paul continues to affect booksellers located in the areas that have become scenes of violence. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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We may not be able to escape to bookish destinations right now, but we can be transported by these books about libraries and bookstores. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
[ Book Riot | 2020-05-28 10:39:03 UTC ]
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