New bookstore to open in Anchorage; the university trying to buy its bookstore; B&N to close San Jose store; the Texas library bookstore moving online; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Harvard Coop reading turns violent; Louisiana university bookstore closes; LGBTQ store opens in Mississippi; the history of the Strand's totes; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones' pre-Christmas opening spree; the new Harvard study that reveals indies are thriving; the Minnesota store that mimics an Icelandic tradition; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Italy is to introduce tax breaks for bookshops, with independents eligible for up to €20,000. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Philadelphia's new African-American bookstore; the founder of Cider Monday speaks; the Lone Star state's big new indie; the hardworking 102-year old bookseller; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
D.C. Bookseller to renovate; a children's pop-up to open in California; the Brooklyn indie showing its canine side; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The best book chains in the U.K.; new indies coming to New Hampshire and Maryland; Phaidon's holiday pop-up; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Rome, a North American publisher joins its Italian founder in a new English-language bookshop. And in Rotterdam, Sweek launches another competition. The post Industry Notes: Europa Editions’ New Rome Bookstore; Sweek’s ‘Romantasy’ Contest appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Europa Editions (along with its parent company, Italian publisher Edizioni E/O) is partnering with Italian bookseller Altoquando to open an English language bookstore in Rome called Otherwise. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
According preliminary figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau, bookstore sales declined 6.5% this September, compared to September 2016. The decline followed a 10.9% drop in bookstore sales in August. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Texas bookstore launches a series for rejected stories; professors protest their college bookstore; a Bucharest bookseller gets back to business; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
New stores to open in Maryland and Virginia; a Texas store to close; touring Chicago's Dial Books; the day-to-day of a Long Island bookseller; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canada’s top bookstore chain, Indigo, confirms plans to open bookstores in the US in 2018. Some believe Indigo is in a better position to compete with Amazon than Barnes & Noble. The post US Industry Eyes Canadian Retailer Indigo’s Plan To Open American Bookstores appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
New stores open in Illinois, New York and Kentucky; North Carolina bookstore sold to long-time employees; Paris's bookstore on a barge; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kinokuniya expands to Austin; B&N opens a restaurant; New York's last Yiddish bookstore; the Seattle store that inspired a backpack empire; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dallas celeb discusses new bookstore; South Dakota indie store for sale; Shanghai pop-up to host author events in sixty days; Amazon leaving Stony Brook University; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
LGBTQ store opens in Mississippi; Politics & Prose to expand; a Virginia bookstore gets a facelift; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
This is a transcript of the Oct. 15 edition of Working. These transcripts are lightly edited and may contain errors. For the definitive record, consult the podcast. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers in Florida and Houston reported various kinds of impacts from Irma and Harvey. One bookseller reported increased sales, while another said she it not sure if she will be able to rebuild her store that was completely demolished. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon may have spent the past two decades pulling bookstore shoppers to its business online, but with a new storefront in California's East Bay, the retail giant is hoping to lure them back to a brick-and-mortar store. Amazon Books is in the final stages of preparing for its opening tomorrow... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]