Five Colorado independent bookstores, including the Tattered Cover in Denver and the Bookworm in Edwards, are offering free accommodation and fun to lure more touring authors to the state. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dedham, Mass., bookseller vows to fight Amazon; ABA adds diversity programming to spring agenda; LA's Fashion Bookstore to close; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Online retailer Amazon is opening its fourth brick-and-mortar bookstore, undeterred by critics who accuse the company of trying to put independent booksellers out of business. The Boston Globe reports that Amazon Books held a preview of its store in Dedham, Mass., on Saturday, drawing crowds of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon, best known for demolishing the bookstore industry by selling books online, celebrated the opening of its first physical bookstore in the state. The Amazon Books at the Legacy Place shopping center in Dedham is the e-commerce giant's fourth physical store. The other three are in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Susan Hill has cancelled a bookshop appearance because of the shop's anti-Trump views and actions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Actor Sir Derek Jacobi has spoken out against the imminent closure of the Samuel French Theatre Bookshop, which is to become online-only following a “crippling” hike in rent by its landlord. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Inside the new Pittsburgh store selling over 8,000 titles; a "global bookstore" goes online in the Middle East; Bucharest's only English-language bookstore to close; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The downloadable audio site for indie bookstores, Libro.fm, sets opening date; a new Georgia bookstore will sell books by the pound; a Nevada shop announces plans to close; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo launches subscription service for Dutch ebooks; Emma Straub's bookstore readies for business; Booksellers at Laurelwood closes; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The last general bookshop in Wokingham is to close tomorrow (18th February) due to a decline in sales combined with increasingly high rates and rent. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales rose 2.5% in 2016 over 2015, the second-straight year of growth. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Specialist theatre bookshop Samuel French has been forced to close after 34 years following a “crippling” hike in rent by its landlord. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
ABA announces board candidates and diversity task force; Samuel French Bookstore in London to close; Word After Word opens in California; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite some softness late in the year, bookstores sales in 2016 rose 2.5% over 2015. Store revenue reached just under $12 billion last year compared to $11.68 billion in 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The store is the first to be powered by Zola’s Everywhere Store widget, an API that enables anyone to begin selling books simply by dropping a few lines of Zola’s code on to their website. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
North London retailer the Big Green Bookshop is tweeting out every word of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Bloomsbury) to broadcaster Piers Morgan following his Twitter spat with its author J K Rowling. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookshop Santa Cruz hosts a marathon '1984' reading; Duluth gets a new indie store; Mesa Bookstore finds new owners; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]