For an independent bookstore, few threats are bigger than Amazon. With its ebook store and brutally competitive print book prices, it can be hard for a family-run business to compete. Well, it's only going to get tougher now that Amazon is expanding... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The mega-retailer is moving forward with bricks-and-mortar stores and is planning to open a 7,200 sq. ft. store in the Windy City's Southport Corridor. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
On Wednesday, Penguin Random House Canada has opened a new 'Penguin Shop' bookstore on the first floor of the tower that houses the company’s offices at 320 Front Street West. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
A bookstore pops up in Arkansas; new stores prep top open in Pennsylvania and Minnesota; a B&N on Long Island could get a reprieve; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
English language bookshops in Paris are battling to offset declining sales after a marked drop in tourism to the city following the spate of terrorist attacks. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The London Review Bookshop is to host a “mini Turkish season” in response to the recent events that have occurred in Turkey. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Georgia bookstore preps for its grand opening; a Cleveland bookstore launches a magazine and adds record shop; a South Carolina bookseller celebrates his 50th year on the job; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon moves into Madison, Wis.; a Vermont bookshop expands; stores in Massachusetts and Minnesota prep to open; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The mega-retailer has opened a dozen pickup locations to date, but it has yet to open its second Amazon Books, which was slated to be ready this summer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
An iconic gay bookstore in Canada changes hands; a North Carolina store readies a new toddler section; a Vermont store is feted for its support of reading; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The owners of The Big Green Bookshop are to launch a YouTube channel next month that will feature videos showcasing a “mix of the strangeness” that goes on at the shop. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indies land in Ohio and North Carolina; Amazon unveils new pickup location in the Windy City; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon adds sales tax in one more state; used book sales rebound in one city; Texas bookstore offers dedicated shopping day for vets; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A 5.0% rise in June bookstore sales over June 2015 ended a solid first half of 2016, in which bookstore sales increased 6.1% over the first half of 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European and International Booksellers Federation has “strongly condemned” the destruction of the Gulen Bookshop in Turkey. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookshops are using the Olympic Games Rio as an opportunity to entice customers into stores with window and table displays, despite Olympic-themed books achieving just marginal gains in the charts. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hugo, founder of four Massachusetts bookstores under the HugoBooks umbrella, died on July 27 of heart complications. He was 72. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Transworld is inviting bookshops to host their own "Jilly Cooper Night" on Thursday 8th September to celebrate the publication of her latest racy novel Mount! (Bantam Press). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Russia's Ministry of Culture promises favorable rent rates to bookshops, but how much can that help with a dearth of Russian bookstores? The post Reactions to Moscow’s Support for Russian Bookstores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
A bookstore/mini-mall preps to open in Illinois; an indie chain ups its electronic game; B&N adds to its campus portfolio; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]