Denver's Tattered Cover is the latest bookstore to report job losses, putting 100 employees on unpaid temporary leave. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
“We’re going to operate like a pizza takeout place,” one independent bookstore owner said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-03-18 03:53:05 UTC ]
Indie bookstores thrive on being part of a community. Now, they’re taking desperate action to stay in business amid “social distancing.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-03-17 15:49:08 UTC ]
The winners of the regional and country round of the Independent Bookshop of the Year Award have been announced, with nine shops in contention for an overall prize of £5,000. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-17 14:37:10 UTC ]
Three prominent bookstores, McNally Jackson in New York City, Powell's Books in Portland, Ore., and Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C., have together laid off more than 600 employees as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Three prominent bookstores, McNally Jackson in New York City, Powell's Books in Portland, Ore., and Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C., have together laid off more than 600 employees as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Independent Bookstore Day, which was scheduled for April 25, has been postponed. The American Booksellers Association, which manages the promotion, said the event would be rescheduled. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales dropped from $1.14 billion in January 2019 to $1.02 billion in 2020, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Independent bookshops across the country are closing their doors to protect staff and customers from the coronavirus outbreak. Many indie shops are encouranging customers to support their businesses and place orders online. Delivery services have also been ramped up across the board, with some... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-16 22:52:52 UTC ]
Though most bookstores are closing their doors to the public, you can still buy books from them! And because you believe in our shared responsibility to preserve the wellbeing of those most vulnerable among us, you’re staying home and reading books, right? This past weekend saw many book people... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-16 19:01:49 UTC ]
The tale of the Moravian Book Shop isn’t straight-forward. Founded in 1745, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, it’s said to be the oldest continuously-running bookstore in America, yet it’s largely under the radar. It’s not a grande dame to whom homage must be paid; it’s never been the epicenter for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-16 08:49:30 UTC ]
As a result of the coronavirus crisis, sales at digital audiobook store Libro.fm and online bookstore Bookshop.org have soared. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
In less than a week, brisk early March sales at bookstores in many regions have given way to temporary closures and modified business practices in response to the widening effects of the new coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
From New York City to Buffalo, booksellers said customers were undeterred thus far by the news that a growing number of New Yorkers had contracted the new coronavirus. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
Authors including Cressida Cowell, Damian Barr and Sophie Hannah will take part in Independent Bookshop Week (IBW). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 23:53:15 UTC ]
Indie bookshops are cashing in on a pre-order boom for Hilary Mantel’s new book and are hosting everything from midnight openings to silent discos this week. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-01 15:13:26 UTC ]
Button & Bear children’s bookshop in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, has been forced to close today (Wednesday 25th February) owing to rising floodwaters. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-25 14:31:43 UTC ]
The door of Los Angeles’ newest bookstore is propped open on a quiet section of Hollywood Boulevard, the front window displaying books on a handmade wooden bookshelf. Inside the front room, you’ll find more books and merchandise below a neon light thought bubble and a sign that reads, “I still... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-02-21 15:00:52 UTC ]
The British Book Awards, or Nibbies, have revealed the regional shortlists for the 2020 Independent Bookshop of the Year with a record 49 bookshops from nine regions across the UK and Ireland vying to be named the country’s best indie retailer for books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 22:49:23 UTC ]
Bookstore sales, which struggled for most of the year, ended 2019 with a weak December and finished the year with a 5.7% sales drop compared to 2018, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-14 05:00:00 UTC ]