A bookstore grows in Brooklyn; a Singapore store tests vending machines; B&N to close another New York City store, at least temporarily; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nashville gets a bookstore of 'Her' own; a Bay Area bookstore is seeing double; a Bainbridge Island store changes hands; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
A quick look at how this year's Independent Bookstore Day went, with participating stores jumping from 365 to 430. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Liza Bernard, co-owner of the Norwich Bookstore in Norwich, Vt., reported that she and her colleagues are gearing up for the summer season, when customers visit the store to stock up on books to keep their kids entertained on vacation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Canadian couple sets up shop in Edmonton; an IT expert opens a low-tech kids’ store in California; a Washington state classic changes hands; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent publisher Accent Press is to open Octavo’s, a new bookshop, café and wine bar in the heart of Cardiff Bay’s creative quarter. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
A bookstore gets crafty after alcohol sales are ok’d; a library bookstore takes off; a Utah town gets “booked”; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon goes Ivy League; book clubs get a store of their own; a Long Island favorite returns with a new look; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indigo unveils its first concept store in Toronto; an indie author preps his store opening in Texas; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
North Carolina and Illinois add new bookstores; a Silicon Valley store is singled out for its tech prowess; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chicago-based press Curbside Splendor will operate Curbside Books & Records inside the National, a 24,000-foot food hall opening in the Windy City this July. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
A New Hampshire store preps to move; two college stores in Florida are merging; and an Arizona shop temporarily shuts its doors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
A California couple puts their store on the market; two Montana writers mark the fifth anniversary of their used bookstore; and the University of North Carolina begins the privatization process at its school store. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The online retail giant has confirmed its second bricks-and-mortar bookstore. Why is it branching out from its Internet domain? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two long-time New England bookstores change hands; a Seattle store opens its newest location; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Boosted by a 10.7% increase in March, bookstore sales for the first quarter of 2016 were up 6.2% over the comparable period in 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Greenlight Bookstore’s customers green light second location with six-figures in loans. Elsewhere in Brooklyn, a feminist collective combines bookselling with washing clothes. And the country’s oldest LGBT bookstore awarded money to upgrade web experience. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The news coming from the American Booksellers Association at BEA is that there’s been a net increase of 660 independent stores since 2009 – a reflection if ever there was one of the growing power of localism in the US. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Big Green Bookshop is to donate all profits from the sales of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Little, Brown) to local schools to enable them to buy books for their libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beginning July 1, HarperCollins will provide extra discounts to indie booksellers who are opening new stores or adding new locations. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]