OKC indie pop-up to get permanent home; crowdfunding campaign launched to open Bronx bookstore; UConn Hartford to get a new B&N; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers move to amend California autograph law; a new bookstore for Missouri; Harvard Bookstore commemorates Obamas' farewell; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new store opens in Massachusetts; a store in Maine changes hands; a Colorado bookstore expands by going mobile; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Texas bookstore readies for opening in a former Borders location; a New Jersey bookstore inspired by Barack Obama’s first election turns eight; a New Hampshire college store ponders going corporate; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google has one, Apple has one, Amazon has one, so Microsoft seems to feel that it should have one too. We're talking ebook stores, and a leaked version of Windows Mobile reveals that this is something that is due to be added to the Windows Store. While Microsoft has been slowly but surely... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
New stores prep for openings in Texas and North Carolina; a store takes root in the former home of a long-time Pennsylvania bookstore; an Illinois bookstore considers going nonprofit; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
November's bookstore sales were $805 million, an increase of 1.5% over November 2015. Sales for the first 11 months of 2016 were up 3.4%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
New stores prep for openings in Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania; a store in Illinois adds a new outlet, in New York; a California bookstore gets ready to change hands; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Toronto, Canada, the CBC is reporting that the latest wave of book thieves have a particular fondness for Haruki Murakami. The post Shoplifters Favor Haruki Murakami in Toronto Bookstores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales through French bookshops declined by 0.5% in December from a year earlier. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite generating $5 million in sales a year, Neil Van Uum is closing Booksellers at Laurelwood in Memphis, Tenn., citing rent hikes and slowing sales as the culprit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon Books preps another physical store; B&N to shutter one in Minnesota; a used bookstore goes on the market in Arizona; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
A secondhand bookshop owner in North Yorkshire who charges customers 50p for entry has received complaints about rudeness after calling a customer a “pain in the arse”, according to a Press Association report. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon ups its sales tax collection to 36 states and the District of Columbia; new owners for store in Rhode Island and Wisconsin; a long-time Maine bookstore to close; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
An iconic Tennessee bookstore prepares to close its doors; a New York and an Indiana bookstore mark major milestones; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new bookstore opens in North Carolina; a Connecticut bookstore adds podcasts; one of the country’s smallest bookstores goes on the market; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wandering around Echo Park recently, Tyler Sharkey was pleasantly surprised to find that he could now grab a beer at his neighborhood bookstore, Stories Books and Cafe. He’d already discovered some other unexpected places nearby with booze: Golden Saddle Cyclery, a Silver Lake bike repair shop... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Booksellers' Association has struck an optimistic note with members in its newsletter and review of 2016 ahead of Christmas, predicting a possibility of more bookshop openings than closures in 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
A bookstore opens in a country store in Massachusetts; an indie returns to Missouri; new stores prep for opening in New Jersey and Oklahoma early next year; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller is calling on independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland to complete its annual Christmas Trading survey. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]