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 ]
Magzter, an online store front for digital magazines, is to launch an ebook store with a planned... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Large states like California and Texas have the most bookstores. No surprise there. But when it comes to bookstores per capita, Montana, Wyoming, and Vermont top the list. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some independent booksellers say they've received calls from someone claiming to be an Amazon staff member, asking if they'd be interested in selling Kindle e-readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Those clinging hopefully to the old Borders books gift cards stashed in their drawers or wallets are out of luck, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Wednesday.Those clinging hopefully to the old Borders books gift cards stashed in their drawers or wallets are out of luck, a Manhattan federal judge... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Do super-sized bookstores still have a viable business model or are they being reduced to mere showrooms for ebooks? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Taiwanese bookstore chain Eslite is aggressively expanding beyond its borders, with new stores in Hong Kong and several planned for mainland China, including one in a hotel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
“The store is my crack,” says Richard Howorth, co-owner of 34-year-old Square Books in Oxford, Miss., and former president of the American Booksellers Association. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 2012, Brazil became the latest battleground for the big international ebooksellers. Ebook sales have since skyrocketed, with Apple in the early lead ahead of Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookshops are an essential link between readers and authors, which is just one reason why we need to save them, say a prominent UK bookseller and UK journalist. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is hiring for positions in Russia, suggesting its Kindle ebookstore will open there soon and where they will take on several established, but not yet dominant, competitors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors have called on the Venice Biennale to "mobilise intelligence and artistic talent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
A trade-wide promotion that celebrates books and bookshops is to launch in September, backed by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
British novelist Michelle Lovric and Strega Prize-winner Tiziano Scarpa are among a large group... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]