Ingram Content Group seeds Binc's 'Survive to Thrive' bookstore grant program, with additional major support from publishers and Bookshop.org. The post US Book Industry Charitable Foundation Raises $1 Million for Bookstores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-04-01 14:26:57 UTC ]
Retail website Bookshop.org has revealed its first Indie Champions list, a new monthly chart of its bestselling books, with Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun (Faber) hitting number one in March. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-04-01 05:42:02 UTC ]
Bookselling Ireland has today (1st April) written to the Taoiseach to ask that bookshops be classed as "essential" retail and allowed to open, or be granted special dispensation to offer click and collect services. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-03-31 15:26:01 UTC ]
10 swoon-worthy bookstore pins that'll show off your nerd cred -- and make you want to hit your local indie ASAP. - Kelly Jensen Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-03-30 10:38:00 UTC ]
A new industry initiative to help independent booksellers and comic shops recover from the Covid-19 pandemic is being launched today, with a $500,000 contribution from Ingram Charities and Ingram Content Group as well as significant gifts from Bookshop.org and four major publishers. The Survive... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House will allow independent bookstores in the United States to take an additional month to pay their invoices to the publisher, the company announced on Wednesday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
The five finalists for 2021 Bookstore of the Year reflect the changes that have taken place in the ways that bookstores serve their communities and the increasing role of activism in bookselling today. The five finalists for Rep come from commission groups, Ingram, and the Big Five. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
Eight retailers and nine small presses now are in the running for the British Book Awards' top winners' list, coming in May. The post Nibbies 2021: Bookstore, Small Press Regional and Country Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-03-17 11:28:19 UTC ]
Bookstore sales were $797 million in January, down from $956 million a year ago. The 16.6% decline was only a slight increase over the December drop, and was another indication bookstore sales declines may be levelling off. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bouncers, hand deliveries and debt became the new reality for shop owners across the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-03-15 12:00:00 UTC ]
One of the biggest books of this past plague year was Erik Larson’s The Splendid and the Vile. The success of the book is no surprise, Larson’s books are perennial bestsellers and he’s a hell of a storyteller. But the core narrative, the perseverance of the British people in the face of Nazi... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-03-12 09:50:38 UTC ]
The UK arm of Bookshop.org, the online retailer that partners with indie bookstores, has a new initiative on the way: it’s launching a series of online events for its customers as well as customers of unaffiliated indies. For the first event on March 23rd, Bookshop is partnering with Faber to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-03-11 19:42:27 UTC ]
The familiar Amazonian preview called 'Look Inside' gets a storefront cousin in Jellybooks' new 'Discovery,' using QR codes to offer samples. The post UK: Jellybooks Pilots Bookshop ‘Peek Inside’ Capacity at Blackwell’s appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-03-11 16:45:04 UTC ]
The reopening of bookshops and potential return of live events in the summer will be a “huge landmark” for the industry, leading figures say, as they weigh up the implications of the government's roadmap out of lockdown. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-03-01 16:16:51 UTC ]
Initial plans for this year's Independent Bookshop Week have been announced with Cressida Cowell designing a celebratory tote bag, a special Brian Bilston poem and early releases. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-03-01 07:02:04 UTC ]
Retail website Bookshop.org has made more than £1m in profit for indie bookshops, hitting the milestone just four months after its UK launch. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-28 21:26:00 UTC ]
There’s something thrilling about watching a movie or a TV show and finding that you recognize the characters’ surroundings— that you have stood on that street corner or peered into that shop before the characters, before that story begins. As someone who has been basically nowhere, I find it... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-02-26 20:13:15 UTC ]
Bookshops and other stores in Scotland are expected to reopen in April, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-23 21:43:35 UTC ]
Poet and countercultural pioneer put on trial for publishing Allen Ginsberg’s Howl went on to become a beloved icon of San FranciscoLawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, painter and political activist who co-founded the famous City Lights bookshop in San Francisco and became an icon of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-02-23 19:42:46 UTC ]
While we’re all still in varying levels of lockdown, here’s a new travel destination to dream about: Book and Bed Tokyo. Book and Bed is an “accommodation bookshop”: a bookstore first, hostel second, so avid readers don’t need to pay attention to the time while browsing. At each of Book and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-02-23 16:53:41 UTC ]