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 ]
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 ]
A total of 580 bookstores participated in the fifth annual Independent Bookstore Day, hosting special events, author readings and parties. Here are some photos from the day from our PW team and other contributors. 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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]