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Brazil’s Endangered Bookstore Companies: Livraria Cultura and Saraiva

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 at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones to open second bookshop in Nottingham

Waterstones is opening a second bookshop in Nottingham in time for Christmas trading. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta unveils bookshops' Share a Pint campaign

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 at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite the Odds, a New Independent Bookstore Opens in Paris: ‘ICI’

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 at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Knights Of marks first birthday with pop-up bookshop

Inclusive publisher Knights Of is marking its first birthday by opening a pop-up bookshop inside Brixton Market. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Popular Broadway bookstore to close after rent hike

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 at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Making Progress on Bookstore Margins

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 at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore Sales Slipped 1.2% in August

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 at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop Day 'went brilliantly', say booksellers

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 at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarpong, Porter and du Beke among Bookshop Day authors

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 at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaign to Promote Physical Bookstores Launched

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 at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French bookshops revolt after prize selects novel self-published on Amazon

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 at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2018-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mood has shifted towards bookshops, says Bottomley

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 at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dutchman wins Welsh bookshop in raffle draw

Dutchman Ceisjan Van Heerden has won a bookshop in Cardigan, west Wales, in a raffle draw. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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California Bookstores Make a Full Recovery after Wildfires

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 at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Primary school teacher launches online children’s bookshop

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 at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie bookshop Stripey Badger opens in Grassington

A mother and son team is opening an independent bookshop in a 400-year-old property in North Yorkshire. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Focus: Sly surprises in 'Support The Girls,' 'Searching' and 'The Bookshop'

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 at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Feminist bookshop to open in Soho

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 at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six-Month Bookstore Sales Down 1%

A 5.3% increase in June bookstore sales over June 2017 was not quite enough to offset a soft start to the year and bookstore sales finished the first half of 2018 with sales down 1.0% compared to a year ago. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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