Four Black booksellers discuss how they navigate today’s turbulent social, political, and economic currents. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Booksellers Association has released a video encouraging the public to visit bookshops, as the industry prepares for spate of "super Thursdays" this autumn. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-28 00:25:22 UTC ]
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day 2020 with a host of online events, including author panels and drawing demonstrations. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-08-27 10:40:00 UTC ]
Independent Bookstore Day is going to be a quite different celebration of books and authors this year. While some bookstores are organizing hybrid festivities, at least one is holding a completely virtual event. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Ross Bradshaw responds to an editorial on the boom in publishing We were interested to read that “Bookshops in big city centres … are wary of taking risks” (Editorial, 23 August), and that this autumn’s harvest includes books by Ant and Dec, Jilly Cooper and Arsène Wenger, which have the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-08-26 16:44:13 UTC ]
This year's Independent Bookstore Day is taking place on Saturday, August 29. More than 600 stores are participating in the day, which will feature a day-long lineup of virtual events for both children and adults. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
As many well-meaning consumers flock to support local community bookstores, the increased demand on these small shops have put a strain on business owners. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-08-23 14:00:26 UTC ]
We highlight several new stores across the country that have opened recently and are finding a foothold in spite of the pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
E-commerce firm Monwell has launched the Mail Bookshop with Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-19 17:01:04 UTC ]
More than half of Tate's London bookshop staff are facing redundancy, with several roles in its books team and publishing operation also at risk, The Bookseller has learned. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-16 14:07:35 UTC ]
Seeing unexpected pairings of readers and books quickly dispels the idea of who reads what• Time to reset: more brilliant ideas to remake the worldI have a party trick. If you name three books you like and two you hate, I can write you a reading list of 10 books you will love.I’ve gained this... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-08-15 10:00:40 UTC ]
Meaningful ways to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day 2020 from the comforts of your home. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-08-14 10:37:00 UTC ]
June bookstore sales were $384 million, a decline of 35.3% from June 2019, according to results from the U.S. Census Bureau. As severe as the June decline was, it represented an improvement of nearly 30% over May sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
While the owner of two Minneapolis indies reports bureaucratic snags obstructing efforts to rebuild after his stores were destroyed, other indies report more positive outcomes after a tumultuous start to the summer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Timing is everything, but during the pandemic, it largely hasn’t been on the side of businesses. So I was recently surprised to see The Strand, whose iconic storefront in Union Square attracts thousands of visitors a year, opening a new branch in my neighborhood last month—and in a space where,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-08-12 19:56:27 UTC ]
Hodder Faith, in partnership with mini-chain St Andrew’s Bookshop, will launch a national church book club this autumn, to be known as The Big Church Read. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-12 13:00:50 UTC ]
Bookshop has helped many independents weather the pandemic, but some booksellers say the ABA is not being transparent about its financial relationship with the online retailer and worry that Bookshop poses new competition. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Interviews Richard van Leeuwen is a senior lecturer in Islamic studies at the University of Amsterdam. This year, he won the 2020 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in the Arabic Culture in Other Languages category for his book The Thousand and One Nights and... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2020-08-10 20:32:46 UTC ]
Beloved NYC bookstore Bluestockings—long a fixture on the Lower East Side—has found a new home. This will come as a relief to downtown book-lovers who worried the iconic feminist bookstore was closing for good due to both pandemic woes and the threat of increased rent (in a pandemic 😬). After a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-08-10 15:01:45 UTC ]
The Zoom call was going well. I liked the technology on show, and I felt bookshops could definitely benefit from using it. It provided a way of alerting the bookshop - ahead of a visit - when someone with a disability (or who needed additional help) would be arriving at the shop. Staff would be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-09 12:28:32 UTC ]