Blackboard, a learning management system that provides the online educational environment for many higher educational institutions, plans to launch an online bookstore for its platform. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
While two independent bookstores in Door County, Wisconsin, have closed or will close, two others report an uptick in sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
'39 Clues' author Patrick Carman says he knows Amazon is a convenient option, but suggests buying a book from an independent bookstore each time you buy from Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eighty California indies are signed up to participate in the statewide California Bookstore Day on May 3, 2014, featuring exclusive publisher titles for sale. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
At Digital Book World, independent booksellers and librarians answered two questions: Why are we still here, and how do we stay here? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
As part of its transition to a lifestyle company, the Cambridge, Mass.-based publisher terminated its contracts with sales reps. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
November bookstore sales fell 4.2% compared to November 2012, dropping to $818 million, according to preliminary results released Tuesday morning by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]