A Rioter not only got to visit the romance bookstore of her dreams, L.A.'s The Ripped Bodice, but also got a slew of recommendations from a co-owner! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2019-07-02 10:36:13 UTC ]
A Wisconsin indie has launched a fundraising campaign to benefit for RAICES, an organization that aids immigrants detained at the U.S. border. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
Book Culture, based in the same Queens neighborhood where Amazon wanted to set up shop, says it will be forced to close if the city or state doesn’t offer assistance. In New York City’s Long Island City neighborhood, down the road from where Amazon tried (and failed) to build a “second... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2019-06-26 15:56:45 UTC ]
Independent bookshop Travelling Through has shut down following five years of trade, as Booksellers Association m.d. Meryl Halls says the closure has highlighted how "fragile our high streets are". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-25 00:29:42 UTC ]
Popular novels, technical tomes and self-published books are pirated and sold on Amazon. That may actually be helping the company extend its grip on the book business. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2019-06-23 21:06:40 UTC ]
During Independent Bookshop Week, author Clare Mackintosh pens a letter in praise of bookshops and booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-19 07:08:54 UTC ]
Independent Bookshop Week is in full swing with events up and down the country as Booksellers Association research reveals 82% of indie booksellers had a different career prior to owning or working in their bookshop. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 02:50:48 UTC ]
The building that's home to the famous Strand Bookstore in the East Village was designated a city landmark Tuesday despite warnings from the property's and store's owner that the status could... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2019-06-12 12:57:30 UTC ]
The pilot killed when his helicopter of a Midtown skyscraper in rain and fog radioed that he was lost and trying to get back to the heliport but couldn't find it, an official briefed on the... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2019-06-12 11:09:48 UTC ]
American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher addressed members at the organization's town hall and annual meeting at BookExpo, noting the ABA added 99 members last year and members increased profitability. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing industry leaders made a strong declaration about the centrality of bricks-and-mortar retail to the publishing industry during a Thursday session at BookExpo 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher addressed members at the organization's town hall and annual meeting at BookExpo, noting the ABA added 99 members last year and members increased profitability. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Scholastic is the latest publisher offering special terms for independent booksellers who want to transition to direct ordering in the wake of the news that Baker & Taylor's is exiting the retail wholesale business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sankofa Video and Books has been a fixture in Washington, D.C., for over two decades, but a $30,000 property tax assessment could force the black-owned bookstore to close. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
A shop in Brixton only sells books featuring black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) protagonists. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2019-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors will tour independent bookshops, illustrators will create special shop windows and limited edition and early book releases will take place to celebrate this year’s Independent Bookshop Week. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
It takes a village to raise a child—and to create a successful bookstore, if the experience of booksellers Hilary and Mike Gustafson is any indication. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
In response to Baker & Taylor closing its retail wholesale business, Penguin Random House has launched the "Indies Express Program" to transition B&T indie bookstore accounts to direct sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
There's a lot of work - and a lot of fun - involved in the business of selling comics, Chris Lander tells Mike Mather. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
White supremacists briefly took over a reading by author Jonathan Metzl at the flagship location for Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, shouting “this land is our land” and marching through the store yelling the name of a group that helped to organize the 2017... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]