New bookstores are coming to Montana and Florida; a California store moves online; and a Pennsylvania shop becomes a community gathering place. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
To test the effectiveness of ebook bundling, the book discovery app is promoting four HMH books with Harvard Book Store, kicking off the push with an event with Chris Anderson. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new bookstore's opening in Connecticut; a store will change hands in Indiana; and bookstores in New Orleans are celebrating IBD a week after the rest of the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookshops in Oxfordshire and Southampton are among the latest independents to open in the UK - with a twist. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rakuten Kobo has partnered with D&R, Turkey’s largest book and media retailer, to sell ebooks and devices to Turkish readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new report looks at what ABA president Betsy Burton calls "the most critical issue" for locally owned businesses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
New children's bookstore to open in California. Amazon expands pickup locations, on campus and off. And a Massachusetts bookstore faces protestors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
To promote the new paperback edition of Nina George's novel, the PRH division has rolled out a comprehensive promotional initiative spanning multiple house imprints and verticals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
With less than a week to go, 435 independent bookstores are getting ready for Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday. Bookstores intend to make it a party with everything from music to food to promotions and giveaways. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
A poetry bookshop begins changing hands, while a new store gets ready to open in Massachusetts. B&N to open in downtown Hartford in 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Queens bookstore gets one step closer to opening; a Virginia Books-A-Million preps its new location; and a Canadian indie is planning a big birthday celebration. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Hamilton: The Revolution' by Lin-Manuel Miranda and veteran reporter Jeremy McCarter has hit #1 on the PW's nonfiction bestseller list, and is currently out of stock on Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
On April 30, New York City will add a third children's specialty store, Stories, launched by novelist Maggie Pouncey and her husband, tech entrepreneur Matt Miller. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A D.C. store is preparing to open; an Indiana bookstore is getting new owners; a California bookstore is receiving a small business award; and a long-time Pittsburgh bookseller has died. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
An Alaska porn shop is becoming a bookstore; a California bookstore receives award for new business model; and ABA announces new board. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales in February rose 7.2% over February of 2015, rising to $732 million, according to preliminary estimates released by the Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Having weathered every challenge possible since its 1851 founding, Books Inc. demonstrates its commitment to bookselling, even in difficult circumstances. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
In response to Sherman Alexie’s decision to cancel an appearance in North Carolina and concerns that more cancellations could follow, the ABA and other book-related groups asked authors not to punish booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookmarks, a 12-year-old nonprofit literary arts organization, has launched a $400,000 fundraising effort to open a brick-and-mortar independent to serve as a cultural gathering place in the Triad. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Forget your Foyles of London or that Barnes & Noble on New York's Union Square, the top shop sits on Lygon Street, Melbourne. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2016-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]