The challenger brand to Amazon’s hegemony has big plans to build further, starting with a new e-book initiative. Andy Hunter decided something needed to be done about the endless rise of Amazon in 2018—the year that the e-commerce giant surpassed 50% of book sales in the U.S. market. “I was... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2025-01-28 11:30:00 UTC ]
The bookseller is applying its sales model—where online purchases support indie bookstores—to digital books. It has also released a mobile app for shopping and reading ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2025-01-28 11:30:00 UTC ]
The online bookseller, which offers a profit-sharing model to independent bookstore partners, launched its long-anticipated e-book platform on January 28, allowing indies to sell e-books directly to customers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
Independent bookstores across the Northeast reported robust holiday sales in December 2024, with many noting significant year-over-year growth despite weather disruptions and concerns about the economy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
Numerous bookstores and publishers in the Los Angeles metro area were closed and individuals evacuated on January 8 due to raging brush fires, power outages, and extreme winds. Others, such as Diesel Books in Brentwood, stayed open to serve displaced customers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Last Bookstore defies the e-commerce trend and prepares to open a new bricks-and-mortar outpost in Studio City. 'The desire of Gen Z to have physical media is part of it,' the owner says. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-12-05 11:00:05 UTC ]
Independent bookshops around the country are reporting that, despite a late start to the holiday season, sales last weekend were mostly on par with or better than the 2023 post-Thanksgiving weekend, with Small Business proving especially busy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Swiss-themed town of Midway is now home to Folklore Bookshop. Co-owned by children’s author Lindsey Leavitt, Audrey Lind, and Alison Russell, Folklore welcomed customers on October 5 and held a grand opening October 26. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
There are a lot of lackluster traditions for the day before Thanksgiving: hitting your local bar at night, prepping yourself to face your cousin with the bad politics, going toe-to-toe with fellow procrastinators over that last bag of cranberries. I’d like to pitch a new tradition for your... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-11-27 18:17:12 UTC ]
The nonprofit LGBTQ+ bookstore and community center Mosaics, located in Provo, Utah, needs support to keep its doors open after being a regular target of hate. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-11-26 13:00:00 UTC ]
This bookstore has faced multiple bomb threats for hosting Drag Story Hours, and now it might shut down—but we can help it survive. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-11-26 12:15:00 UTC ]
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union organized a rally outside the Barnes & Noble flagship store in New York City’s Union Square on November 14 in an effort to push the company into resolving disagreement on wages and reaching a contract with workers by the end of the year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
The book retailer plans to open 12 new stores in November as part of its goal of opening 60 outlets this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
To celebrate the news that there is another romance bookstore opening—Friends to Lovers in Alexandria, VA—I have a list of ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-10-28 11:30:00 UTC ]
Caine, one of the country’s best-known independent booksellers and a prominent critic of Amazon, is selling his majority shares in the Lawrence, Kans., institution to a trio who are currently minority co-owners. The sale will take effect January 1. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
In The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore, history professor Evan Friss explores how bookstores have shaped reading, publishing, politics, and community, beginning in the 18th century. I talked with Friss about the value of indie bookstores, the bygone dominance of Barnes & Noble,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2024-10-22 12:00:00 UTC ]
Yu & Me Books, located in the heart of Manhattan's Chinatown, has become a literary haven for immigrant authors and writers of color. Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2024-10-21 15:07:34 UTC ]
In the Central Eastside Industrial District of Portland, Ore., Patrick Leonard has opened Postcard Bookshop, a store featuring global literature and culture, children’s titles, and sidelines including journals and games for people on the move. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Two sisters, Barbara Cerda and Valeria Cerda, the co-owners of La Revo Books, a pop-up bookstore in Milwaukee, were named MIBA's booksellers of the year for 202. The two founded La Revo in 2021 to sell Spanish-language literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
While the Book Industry Charitable Foundation continues to raise funding to help Southeastern booksellers at need, the Southern Indie Booksellers Alliance and booksellers across the South are rallying to assist. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]