A solid backlist can make a bookstore's selection stand out, and also help shape a store's identity. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harvard Bookstore chides Kellyanne Conway; HC promoting indies on Facebook; Boston's Trident encourages activism; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The day that Indigo opened, our business went down 40 percent,' says bookseller Oscar Malan. Sixteen years later, the big-chain store would leave. The post Kingston’s Novel Idea: A Bookstore-Survivor in Canada appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
SIBA opens registration for spring show; new kids store to open soon in Raleigh; Michael Moore backs Bronx store; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
A store in northern Maine wins a cash prize; college students petition for a Barnes & Noble; Houston gets a new Latino bookstore; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
For the first time in the nearly 25-year history of the PW Bookstore of the Year Awards, a children’s only bookstore, Wild Rumpus in Minneapolis, was named one of five finalists. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year’s bookstore finalists represent a broad range of independent bookstores, from across the country, both newer stores and long-established ones. The winner will be announced in March. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]