The Bookseller reports a jump in the average price of books in the UK last year, as well as a boost in print book sales — especially at indie bookstores. The post UK Print Book Sales Pop in 2015, Indie Bookshops Get a Boost appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
A bookshop chain in Hong Kong has been pulling political titles from its shelves following the disappearances of five publishers, known for producing 'gossipy' books about China's political elite. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last year’s inaugural national Independent Bookstore Day, which coincided with Free Comic Book Day on May 2, was a huge success. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent bookshops have reported robust Christmas trading, with 72% saying sales increased on last year, reflecting a buoyant market for indie bookshops amid the best Christmas for physical book sales in five years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Suspected abduction of five booksellers prompts fears of mounting self-censorship in face of mainland crackdown on ‘salacious’ publicationsOne of Hong Kong’s leading international bookshop chains has removed politically sensitive books from its shelves in the wake of the mysterious disappearance... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Otto Bookstore in Williamsport, Pa., one of the oldest continuously operating bookstores in the U.S., is on the market. Owner Betsy Rider, age 81, is ready to retire. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
A shuffling step carries Leonard Bernstein onto Grand Avenue. The pilasters and garlands of the PacMutual Building rise above him. Nearly 70, a balding man with a gray cattle-catcher mustache, he finds his keys and stoops to the lock in the threshold. Two bells tied to a red ribbon jingle as the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
An Englewood, Colo., bookstore named Isis Books & Gifts is rebranding itself, but not changing its name, after being vandalized several times, Fox 31 Denver reports. The store, which specializes in New Age books, music and art, was apparently targeted because of its name's similarity to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2015-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cumbria booksellers are open for business in spite of the area seeing three bouts of flooding in less than a month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
A former Financial Times digital editor has been appointed as the director of a new East London bookshop which intends to target millennials. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
You could say I have a sentimental attachment to the chain bookstore. Growing up in an intellectually impoverished American suburb, I spent much of my free time in now-defunct locations of Borders and Barnes & Noble. I read garbage, mostly: popular history magazines, Star Trek novelizations,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales rose 6.9% in October over October 2014, hitting $747 million in the month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Istanbul's Mephisto Bookstore bustles with business and proves there is hip, happening indie bookselling all over the world. The post A Visit to Istanbul’s Hip Mephisto Bookstore appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookshops have been forced to close and The New Bookshop in Cockermouth, Cumbria, has been badly damaged following severe flooding and weather disruptions caused by Storm Desmond. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
With fewer than 1,000 stores in the UK, a number of online initiatives are aiming to help shoppers find their way back to local independent bookshopsThe rise of online retailers and ebooks have had a devastating impact on the UK’s independent bookshops. According to the Booksellers Association,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers are rolling out their Christmas advertising, with chains divided between emphasising the power of giving a book as a gift and recommending individual compelling titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The last remaining chain bookstore in Washington D.C. is closing, meaning — at least in one American city — the independent bookstores have won. The post Washington, D.C: The City Without a Chain Bookstore appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
In Japan, the HMV and Tower Records brands live on, with HMV opening a new flagship bookstore in Tokyo's Shibuya neighborhood. The post HMV Opens Dazzling New Flagship Bookstore in Tokyo appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Assouline Publishing is set to open an exclusive standalone bookstore in a new French restaurant and bakery in Houston, Texas. The post Assouline to Open Bookstore in a Houston Bakery appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Betsy Tobin and artist Tessa Shaw are to open Ink@84, the “independent bookshop of the future” in London's Highbury next month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]