At World Books on Atlantic Boulevard, Lily Li picks up the phone to transact one of her first sales of the day. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indies First, in which authors appear at independent bookstores and sometimes work as booksellers, will be happening again this year on Small Business Saturday. Take a look at who's signed up. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last year, various independent bookstores celebrated Cider Monday as a fun twist on the online retailing bonanza Cyber Monday. This year, some bookstores say they'll be bringing it back. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales fell 6.4% in September compared to September 2013, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Join PW Graphic Novel Reviews editor Heidi MacDonald, Thursday November 13 at 1:00 pm on the PW webcast, in conversation with comics publishers from Animal Media, Dark Horse and Viz Media, about the changing readership of comics and graphic novels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite a tough economy in Greece, family-owned bookstore chain Eleftheroudakis has restructured and is optimistic about its future business model. The post Greek Bookstore Chain Eleftheroudakis Emerges from Crisis appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
A bookshop in the old days seemed a kind of antechamber to Fairyland. Not so today, when books are done up like gaudy confectionery and treated like merchandiseTo stand in a certain kind of modern bookshop is to feel like Walpoles learned blockhead, whose only merit was that he had read more... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
After an American became accidentally locked inside a Waterstones location after it closed, the UK book store chain is inviting contest winners to stay the night. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones patron David Willis tweeted at the Twitter account for the company, alerting them that he was locked inside one of their stores. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Daniel Handler suggests that authors should pick an independent bookstore close to where they live and sign books for them to sell. The post Lemony Snicket Rallies Support for Indie Bookstores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors United has sent out a letter from the author Daniel Handler - a.k.a. Lemony Snicket - encouraging writers to take part in Upstream, a new programme to support independent bookstores. Upstream, “cooked up” by Handler and “assorted interested parties”, aims to connect writers with their... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Both the Texas Teen Book Festival and the Boston Book Festival kick off this weekend. And Greenlight Books in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Oblong Jr. in Millerton, N.Y., are turning 5 and 20, respectively. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales had their best month of the year in August, with sales up 3.4% over August 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
From a Canadian bookshop opened by Alice Munro in the 1960s to one in the island of Santorini started by drunk Oxford students, some of the worlds most exotic booksellers feature in The Bookshop Book, published as part of a UK-wide Books are My Bag campaign to support the bookselling industry in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 300 titles became available in bookstores today in the UK. Bookstore owners are hoping the huge amount of titles will get curious visitors into their shops. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Readers eager to support their local bookstores might want to consider paying to sponsor a bookshelf. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Through the Open Book Residency, members of the public are invited to come work in a bookstore in Wigtown, Scotland, for several weeks. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former Borders bookseller Kate Layte is opening a 500 sq. ft. general bookstore, Papercuts, JP, in the Jamaica Plain section of the city in November. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hardback titles by the likes of John Cleese and Jacqueline Wilson go on sale in race for Christmas bestseller listsTim Walker is expecting queues outside his familys bookshops in Oakham and Stamford on Thursday. Other booksellers up and down the country will be hoping for a similar rush of eager... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Junkudo location in Tokyo is inviting six guests to sleep over at their store. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]