Even amid dire conerns this week for Brazil's leading book retail companies, it's possible to see opportunity, Ricardo Costa tells us. Brazilian publishers are working to shore up the outlook for Saraiva and Livraria Cultura. The post Brazil’s Endangered Bookstore Companies: Livraria Cultura and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones is opening a second bookshop in Nottingham in time for Christmas trading. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Around 20 bookshops are partnering with Granta, author Rose George and the NHS to encourage the public to give blood through the ‘Share a Pint campaign’. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
The co-owners of Paris' newest independent bookstore Ici say they're convinced they can make a go of it, even as France's market evolves. The post Despite the Odds, a New Independent Bookstore Opens in Paris: ‘ICI’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Inclusive publisher Knights Of is marking its first birthday by opening a pop-up bookshop inside Brixton Market. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Drama Book Shop, known for its exhaustive collection of plays and books on theater and as hallowed ground for the Broadway set, will shutter its store at 250 W. 40th St. early next year. Its... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a letter to our editor, Robert Sindelar, the president of the American Booksellers Association, acknowledges that bookseller Jonathan Platt has a valid point that store margins could be better, but argues that improvements are being made. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
After a number of months of sales gains, revenue at that nation's bookstores fell 1.2% in August compared to a year ago, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookshops up and down the country say they saw footfall increase on Saturday thanks to the Bookshop Day campaign, organised by Booksellers Association. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
June Sarpong, Sophie Mackintosh, Anton du Beke and Max Porter are some of the authors preparing to take part in this year's Bookshop Day on Saturday 6th October, according to The Booksellers Association, whose "unmissable" line-up also has children running bookshops, alongside poetry karaoke,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
A number of industry members have gotten together to form Love Your Bookstore, a campaign aimed to help draw attention to all physical bookstores as the holiday shopping season begins. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers refuse to ‘jump into the wolf’s mouth’ and order Marco Koskas’ Renaudot-longlisted novel onlineFrench booksellers have called on literary judges to “defend books and not those who threaten them”, after one of France’s most prestigious prizes selected a self-published novel available... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The media is wakening up to the threat posed to the high street by Amazon, and the contribution made to wider society by bookshops, Booksellers Association president Nick Bottomley told delegates at the BA's annual conference. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dutchman Ceisjan Van Heerden has won a bookshop in Cardigan, west Wales, in a raffle draw. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Affected booksellers attributed some of the recovery to loyal customers and community support, but they also cited the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc)’s key role. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
A primary school teacher in Kent has launched an online children’s bookshop to promote little-known titles for primary school-aged readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
A mother and son team is opening an independent bookshop in a 400-year-old property in North Yorkshire. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Lately there has been lots of talk of a revival of rom-coms and coming-of-age movies, inspired in part by the likes of Susan Johnson’s “To All the Boys I Loved Before” on Netflix. But a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Walmart has officially launched the Amazon ebook and audiobook rival it's been working on with Kobo this past year. The big box retailer announced its partnership with Kobo's parent company Rakuten back in January, promising to give its customers (i... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
An arts journalist turned rare books dealer has created an online store devoted to women writers and plans to open a bookshop in Soho. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]