Bricks-and-mortar bookstores are missing a huge opportunity by failing to take advantage of the self-publishing revolution, argues Tanja Tuma. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Many independent bookstores reported holiday sales as good or better than last year's, while Amazon called the 2013 holiday season its best ever. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Paris Commercial Court has approved the purchase of 11 of the 52 bookshops in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Previously, independent bookstores tended to stay away from marketing self-published authors, but in the age of Amazon, some are embracing local authors no matter how they released their work. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Many were sounding the death knell for independent bookstores as first Barnes & Noble and then Amazon rose to prominence. But indie stores have surprised the naysayers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales slipped 1% in October, to $799 million, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three new bookshops have opened in the run-up to Christmas hoping to capitalise on the buoyant... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jennifer Brenninger of the Doylestown Bookshop in Doylestown, Pa., talks about several books she's enjoying handselling during the holiday season. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even before the demise of Borders, the trend of opening superstores was waning, and new bookstores were getting smaller and cozier (many were in the 3,000 to 5,000 sq. ft. range). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Though Mexico has a fixed book price law, editor Marcelo Uribe notes that enforcement is non-existent and is calling for stronger protections for booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day will be celebrated on Dec. 7 this year and founder Jenny Milchman says she hopes to expand the message of the holiday to year-round initiatives, including field trips to bookstores in at-risk areas. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thanks to Sherman Alexie's forgetfulness, writers across the U.S. will volunteer at their local bookstore Saturday for the inaugural Indies First day.Not long ago the writer Sherman Alexie missed one of his readings, standing up fans at the Queen Anne Book Company, a store in Seattle. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new book retail site, The Great British Bookshop, is being soft-launched in December, vowing to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House has partnered with Pinterest to help users discover popular content. It pulls up a page that is a lot like browsing a table at a bookstore. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite the growth of online bookselling and a 7X increase in the number of ebooks, Argentina's 2,256 bookstores are still responsible for 80% of annual book sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indies hope to highlight 'books that are a bit quirky and a little bit different' and might be overlooked by chain retailersThe nation's independent bookshops have pooled their collective expertise to identify the best of this year's crop of Christmas books, in a bid to pick out the hidden... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2013-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Residents of Wandsworth in London have seen their dream of opening an independent bookshop move a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is offering independent bookstores Kindles to sell and a commission on ebook sales, but most have rejected the proposal as bad business and "a lie." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon, which has been blamed in part for the decline of independent bookstores, said it has a new program called Amazon Source to allow them and other retailers to resell Kindle devices and accessories, and also give them 10 percent on every ebook bought on them for two years. "With Amazon... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just as Kobo has cozied up to physical booksellers, so too does Amazon have a plan to smother them in e-ink kisses. Under the company's new "Amazon Source" program, any independent bookstore that sells a Kindle tablet or e-reader will be rewarded with ten percent of future book purchases made on ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]