Hachette Book Group is launching a new program to assist in the reopening of independent bookstores. The program is intended to help stores recover from the impact of Covid-19 on their businesses, as well as to aid them in reopening. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Mac authors will embark on a 10-day virtual tour of high street bookshops this month with writers including Kate Mosse, Ann Cleeves and Prue Leith focusing on stores that mean something to them personally. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-17 12:59:10 UTC ]
In April, German bookstores saw hardcover and first-edition paperbacks sales drop by 47.3 percent, according to Börsenblatt magazine. The post Coronavirus Impact: German Bookstores on the Early Reopening Trek appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-15 15:54:42 UTC ]
After two months of nationwide lockdowns due to Covid-19, many bookstores are slowly and cautiously reopening as states loosen restrictions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
With many stores closing in March, bookstore sales tumbled 33.4% in the month compared to March 2019, according to preliminary estimates reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Across the United States, booksellers are wrestling with how to safely open their stores. Some are racing ahead. Others feel it’s too risky. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-05-13 19:46:47 UTC ]
May 2nd, 2020 Happy birthday to us. Little City Books opened May 2nd, 2015, a stunning spring day [click here for an account of that day, on this website]. It was Independent Bookstore Day. It was our city’s annual art and music festival. And it was the Kentucky Derby (I only remember that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-05-12 08:48:42 UTC ]
As much as 75 percent of the Russian book industry's usual domestic profits may be lost during the closures of physical bookstores in the pandemic. The post Coronavirus Worklife: Russian Publishers See Bookstore Sales Plummet appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-08 14:11:48 UTC ]
An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-05-08 10:30:26 UTC ]
An independent publisher has produced signage and distancing guides to help welcome customers of newly reopened French bookshops. The post Coronavirus Worklife: A Publisher Helps Prepare France’s Reopening Bookshops appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-06 11:46:44 UTC ]
As part of "Phase 2" of California's four-step plan to restart its economy, bookstores can reopen on May 8 as long as they follow the state’s guidelines to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission. Stores will be able to offer curbside pickup and home delivery. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
Welcome to First Things First, Adweek's daily resource for marketers. We'll be publishing the content to First Things First on Adweek.com each morning (like this post), but if you prefer that it come straight to your inbox, you can sign up for the email here. A Bookstore Shocked Fans and Boosted... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2020-05-01 10:45:39 UTC ]
When beloved bookstore and cafe The Wild Detectives had to close alongside most Dallas businesses due to Covid-19 quarantine measures, it faced the daunting challenge of shifting its business to being online-only. So the shop owners turned to agency partner Dieste, which has created several... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2020-04-30 19:09:51 UTC ]
Could the coronavirus crisis and the UK lockdown be offering the publishing industry a glimpse into a world without bookshops? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-30 02:18:22 UTC ]
Wish you could visit your favorite indie bookstore right now? For the next best thing (sort of), Lookout Books has partnered with a handful of beloved indie bookstores to bring you, Zoom users (as we all are now), free virtual backgrounds of their stores. The purpose of these backgrounds can be... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-04-29 15:24:21 UTC ]
One bookstore company has offered medical workers a lifetime 20-percent discount in China, as the virus pressures normal sales. The post China Bestsellers March 2020: Bookstores Buck the Pandemic’s Paralysis appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-28 14:51:33 UTC ]
The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association has officially canceled its spring forum road trip to Bayfield, Wisc., on June 1-2, while the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association has donated $5,000 to #SaveIndieBookstores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Taking a look at how the indie boom happened in the age of multi-floor bookstore chains and Amazon’s 2-day shipping. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-04-27 10:34:51 UTC ]
For the past six years, Independent Bookstore Day—billed as a “one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country”—has taken place on the last Saturday of April. (That’s tomorrow!) It’s usually a fun, light-hearted, occasionally raucous spring day where book lovers go... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2020-04-24 11:00:00 UTC ]
The independent bookstore e-commerce site Bookshop.org has seen a 2,000% increase in sales in the last month and has become a lifeline for many stores that have been temporarily closed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet despite its apparent success, the site has skeptics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]