Bookshops in England can expect to reopen from 12th April, according to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new roadmap for easing coronavirus restrictions, announced today (Monday, 22nd February). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-22 07:44:20 UTC ]
All told, more than 90 small presses and independent bookshops are in the running now for the British Book Awards' annual honors. The post British Book Awards: Bookstore, Small Press Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-02-21 16:10:23 UTC ]
Bookstore sales fell 15.2% in December, the smallest monthly decline since February, but sales fell 28.3% for the year, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
Self-care and non-fiction subscription box business Wildwoman has launched its own online bookstore to help cope with the pandemic's effects on business. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-16 04:31:10 UTC ]
Non-essential retailers in England could reopen as early as the end of March as part of an easing of lockdown restrictions, it has been reported. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-14 21:49:30 UTC ]
Chicago’s only Black woman-owned bookstore opened in the summer of 2019. Over the past two years, Semicolon has served as a vital and vibrant cultural hub and gallery space. Last summer, as the coronavirus began to tear through our country and small businesses had to close their doors, Semicolon... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-02-12 16:25:48 UTC ]
Bookshop.org is to introduce more regular shared pool payments for booksellers, in addition to paid advertising which will see bookshops sharing 50% of revenues. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-09 07:40:24 UTC ]
Yesterday’s slate of Super Bowl commercials can be divided into two heavily-overlapping camps: cringey pop-culture nostalgia garbage fronted by stars you hoped were better than that, and expensive “unify the divided country through capitalism” garbage fronted by stars you hoped were better than... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-02-08 16:56:30 UTC ]
After a year spent pivoting out of necessirty, booksellers now see online sales as a permanent part of their business model. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
National Book Tokens is launching on Bookshop.org, and its tokens will be accepted as payment or part-payment for books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-04 12:14:57 UTC ]
Some fun news (thank goodness!): China’s first 3D-printed bookstore has just been built in Shanghai and is scheduled to open to the public at the end of January. With a floor area of thirty square meters, it can accommodate fifteen readers at a time. The bookstore is in Wisdom Bay Innovation... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-01-28 16:35:33 UTC ]
Given that we’re all justifiably afraid about the breath of others right now, it’s a weird time to be dating. While the warmer months at least offered the possibility of outdoor meetings, now it’s winter and, like all other things, dating has become an exercise in futility and endless Zoom... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-01-28 15:42:07 UTC ]
It’s rare to see Raven Leilani’s Luster next to Doctor De Soto, William Steig’s children’s book about a mouse that performs dental surgery—but this is par for the course at Oh Hello Again, Seattle’s newest bookshop. Oh Hello Again, rather than shelving books by genre and author, categorizes... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-01-22 16:19:24 UTC ]
Bookstore sales were $485 million in November, down from $618 million in November 2019, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. The 21.5% decline was the smallest monthly drop since spring. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
After weathering a challenging 2020, independent booksellers face down an uncertain new year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
Bookshops in Scotland will still be able to offer click and collect services despite a toughening of coronavirus restrictions, with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon branding books “essential items”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-13 21:17:15 UTC ]
The Raven, founded by Mary Lou Wright and Pat Kehde in 1987, began as a mystery specialty store that also carried local interest titles. Today, under the leadership of Danny Caine, it is a full-service general bookstore, and has become an institution. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
Bookshop and Libro.fm, which help independent booksellers sell online, reported huge gains in 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-01-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
The number of independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland has grown for the fourth consecutive year, the Booksellers Association has confirmed. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-08 03:46:57 UTC ]
Senior figures from across the publishing industry have shared their predictions for the year ahead with The Bookseller, with support for high-street retailers and further implementation of diversity practices cited as essential steps. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-07 21:52:12 UTC ]