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 ]
With a record number of stores participating, independent booksellers held a wide range of events to attract customers to April 27's Independent Bookstore Day. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
The award-winning Pages Bookshop in east London is opening a sister shop, dedicated to titles by women and non-binary writers, in the former space of French-English bookshop Caravansérail. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The fifth annual Independent Bookstore Day takes place on Saturday, April 27, with 580 stores participating, up from 507 last year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
North London-based children’s bookshop Pickled Pepper Books is looking to franchise its brand, with owner Urmi Merchant saying he made the decision after a Waterstones branch opened in the area. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Microsoft has shuttered its ebook bookstore, yet another move by the company away from selling traditional consumer goods and services, with the exception of its Xbox console.Microsoft made its decision without fanfare on Tuesday, simply posting a notice in the corner of the Microsoft Store app... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
As independent bookstores continue to deepen their ties with romance readers, a group of enthusiast booksellers has announced the first Bookstore Romance Day to be held on August 17, 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
As independent bookstores continue to deepen their ties with romance readers, a group of enthusiast booksellers has announced the first Bookstore Romance Day to be held on August 17, 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Did you build your ebook library through the Microsoft Store? You'll need to make a change in plans. Microsoft has not only removed books from its online portal, but plans to remove access to existing purchases and rentals in early July. It's not... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The six-year-old Ann Arbor bookstore has grown from 2,600 sq. ft. and seven employees when it opened to nearly 4,000 sq. ft. and 27 employees today. Long-time PGW Northwest sales rep Cindy Heidemann is known as "a master at helping buyers focus on what is important for their stores." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Vintage and Index on Censorship are calling on independent bookshops to coordinate creative publication events for Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments, the much-anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale in September, with a chance to win £750 to fund the best ideas. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The nine winners of the regional round of the Independent Bookshop of the Year Award have been revealed, with the 2018 overall champion, Five Leaves Bookshop, in contention to take the main prize for the second year in a row. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales in 2018 rose to $10.28 billion, up from $10.11 billion in 2017, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent publishers have joined forces with a Hackney bookshop for a charity event in aid of helping the homeless. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Print cookbook unit sales were up 21% in 2018 compared with 2017. That’s good news for the modest but dedicated coterie of culinary bookshops across the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Classics will launch its first ever pop-up bookshop next month with a series of events and workshops planned. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The British Book Awards, or Nibbies, has revealed the regional shortlists for the 2019 Independent Bookshop of the Year, sponsored by Gardners Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Blackwell’s will open a new bookshop in Manchester tomorrow, with c.e.o. David Prescott saying the store “feels like nothing we’ve done before”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Independent Bookshop of the Year category of the 2019 Nibbies has a 48-store shortlist and is broken into nine regions in its initial round. The post British Book Awards Program Names Nine Bookshop Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller is teaming up with World Book Day to launch a competition for bookshops. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]