Athens learns it's UNESCO's World Book Capital 2018 and that its largest bookstore, the 118-year-old Eleftheroudakis, is going under. The post Athens Named World Book Capital as 118-Year-Old Bookstore Closes appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon moves into Southern California; a Wisconsin bookstore considers going co-op; Macmillan expedites holiday shipping; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Louise Chadwick, a former director of programmes at BookTrust, has opened a children’s bookshop in Shrewsbury. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jaffe & Neale is set to open a second bookshop in Stow-on-the Wold next month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon Books preps to debut outside of Boston; Curious George takes on a developer in Cambridge, Mass.; a long-time bookstore co-op in Wisconsin weighs its options; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstores are on the move in Alabama, Mississippi, and New Jersey; a bookstore gets a new life in Tampa; a Bronx bookseller’s business plan is named one of the best in the city; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Torbay Bookshop is being put back up for sale by owners Matthew and Sarah Clarke, who have run it for a total of 23 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales in July fell by just under 1% compared to July 2015, marking the first month in 2016 that sales were down. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two bookstores set to open in Pittsburgh; another store spreads its wings in Georgia; a Baltimore bookstore receives local plaudits; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beauty entrepreneur Jo Malone has urged bookshops to “take risks” in order to prosper in these “strange” times. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
New stores open in Michigan, Massachusetts, and Kansas; a nonprofit preps a bookstore/literary center in North Carolina; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
New, used, and rare bookstores are opening in Georgia, Kentucky, and Ohio; a mother-and-daughter prep a specialty children’s store in Massachusetts; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Georgia and Kentucky indies prep to open; a New York City bookstore tries pop-ups while it searches for permanent space; a children's store may flee Harvard Square; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Booksellers Association has defended the importance of bookshops on university campuses in the wake of the University of Leicester Bookshop being threatened with closure. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ralph Nader is trying his hand at bookselling; B&N is prepping its next concept store in Texas; a Boise bookstore is celebrating its 10th birthday; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Josh Spencer opened The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles, he thought it was going to fail within three years due to the declining state of the book industry. That’s why he chose the boldly ironic name. But The Last Bookstore has thrived. In this documentary from Chad Howitt, Welcome... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Footfall at shops across the UK fell over the Bank Holiday weekend, but several independent bookshops have reported an increase in sales, with more visitors than usual. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
While its imprint named 'Abandoned Bookshop' may not seem a ray of hope in a crowded marketplace, its publishing house, Canelo, is looking for a novelist's heirs. The post Canelo’s Abandoned Bookshop Publishes a Forgotten Novelist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
New stores open their doors in Illinois and Ontario, Canada; stores in Maryland and California prep for relocation celebrations; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
New stores open in Texas and Minnesota; established stores celebrate their first 40 years in Vermont and California; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]