Cairo's Lehnert & Landrock, a 65-year-old German bookstore and art gallery near Tahrir Square, may be forced to close as a result of the fall off in tourists to Egypt. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Smith & Son is to open two new campus bookshops in time for the new academic season next... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Both readers and writers in Mexico have a reason to rejoice today, as Amazon has just launched the Kindle Store and Kindle Direct Publishing in their country. The ebookstore will feature over 70,000 Spanish-language titles, as well as ebooks in indigenous tongues like Nahuatl. To help fill up... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon opened its Kindle ebookstore in Mexico with 70,000 Spanish-language titles and is selling devices through the Librerías Gandhi bookstore chain. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hearings begin in Quebec to consider the regulation of book prices that would favor small bookstores. One economist argues that this will ultimately hurt the book industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
President Obama made headlines when he steered clear of the Vineyard Haven bookstore Bunch of Grapes during his recent visit to the island. Maybe his absence wasn't a political statement – it could be that he just wanted to keep his reading preferences quiet. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
A free app providing a tour of Edinburgh's 53 bookshops has been released onto iTunes. The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cuba Libro, Cuba's first (tiny) English-language bookstore opens — one more sign of an easing of restrictions on the island. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Students heading to college can expect to spend about $662 a year on textbooks and other course materials, according to The National Association of College Stores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Idlewild, an independent travel bookstore in Manhattan, has rebranded itself to put real tickets in the hands of its customers. Considering the ear-splitting bedlam you’ll find there, it’s hard to believe that the sprawling concrete grotesquerie of New York’s JFK Airport was originally named... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Calgary bookstore Pages on Kensington is helping customers replace books they lost, while publishers have offered discounts to the store. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Department of Justice and 33 state attorneys general on Friday called for an array of sanctions that they claim will "reset competition to the conditions that existed before the conspiracy." Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a decisive move in the legal battle surrounding Apple's fishy ebook pricing practices, the US Department of Justice has issued a proposed remedy aimed at leveling the playing field. The terms of the proposal, which requires approval by the court, call for an end to Apple's deals with major... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writing for Bloomberg.com, Virginia Postrel has a counterintuitive suggestion for publishers, Barnes & Noble and tech-savvy retail entrepreneurs: embrace showrooming. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
With titles like The Walking Dead: Compendium One leading the way, sales of graphic novels in the USA are up 10% year-over-year in 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The business of publishing and selling books will continue its radical change. But some things are eternal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2013-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Blackwell’s has acquired the Keele University campus bookshop from Waterstones, as it... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK Booksellers Association reports that two thirds of shoppers use bookshops as showrooms, while in India, some young people cling to tradition. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Williams' Book Store is considered by some to be the oldest continuously operating bookstore in Los Angeles. It stands to be the latest casualty in a business that has been moving increasingly online.As a little girl, Anne Gusha walked into and was charmed by Williams' Book Store in San Pedro.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Chinese government has placed a media ban on mentions of the 70,000-square-foot bookstore Taiwanese bookstore chain Eslite plans to open in China's tallest building in 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]