A new store opens in Ottawa; a New Mexico store experiments with a local press; a Pennsylvania store becomes one of the black-owned bookstores coming back; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
New York City loses another Barnes & Noble; Maine gains a bookstore; determined Oregon store stays open despite flooding; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The full text of a speech given by Baroness Gail Rebuck, chair of Penguin Random House UK, during a debate at the House of Lords on libraries and bookshops. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Twin Cities is gaining another indie children's bookstore this spring with the opening of Babycake's Book Stack. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales in August, one the biggest sales months of the year because of students returning to college, rose to $1.66 billion from $1.63 billion a year ago. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
New bookstores prep for opening in Florida and Indiana; a Massachusetts store moves to new digs; a children’s bookstore changes hands in Indiana; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two California friends look to mix tea and books; an Arizona sporting goods store makes a literary pivot; three iconic Bay Area-bookstores land legacy status; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookshops have reported higher footfall and sales for the UK’s first Bookshop Day on Saturday, which involved events with high profile authors, illustrators in residence and customers reading in bookshop windows. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
James Patterson wishes booksellers a "Merry Christmas"; Amazon gets one step closer to opening its fourth bookstore; two bookstores prep for Indiana openings; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Small presses, libraries and independents are all under threat. No one wants to hear their child ask: ‘What’s a bookshop?’On Saturday it is Bookshop Day. My heart always sinks a little when I hear that a day has been set aside to celebrate something I love: it too often feels like being put on a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
London-based independent bookshop Heywood Hill is to award one reader its Library of a Lifetime prize which will see the winner "never have to buy a book again". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
After 10 years of ownership, bookseller Isla Dawes has sold Barnes Bookshop to former director of Heywood Hill Bookshop Venetia Vyvyan for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the five years since Dennis Abboud bought Levy Home Entertainment, the company, rebranded as Readerlink, has become the leading distributor of books to Target, Walmart, and other huge non-trade outlets. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
An Oregon shop trashes 'Portlandia;' an African-American bookstore preps to open in Texas; SIBA plans its Pat Conroy celebration; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
After seeing their numbers decline dramatically, surviving specialty bookstores are finding new ways to thrive. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
An old building preps for a new bookstore in Michigan; a long-time Oregon bookeller turns to Indiegogo; a California college store weighs the advantages of outsourcing; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
A family-run independent bookshop in Stockton is celebrating its first birthday by expanding into new premises quadruple its original size. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over 2,000 bookshops are preparing to celebrate the UK’s inaugural Bookshop Day on Saturday 8th October with events and book clubs, according to The Booksellers Association. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
A California bookstore expands; stores in Rhode Island and Oregon get ready to sell; a bookstore marks its first seven decades; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The owner of the oldest bookshop chain in Greece has told of her devastation at closing her last store after the financial crisis in the country hit the business “like an avalanche”. The 118-year-old Athens bookstore of Eleftheroudakis, run by Sofika Eleftheroudaki, will close on 30th September... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]