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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
The Mainstreet Trading Company has won a competition to feature in a new book in the Busy Books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
While no one in the publishing world wants to halt the march of digital distribution, many would like to ensure the neighborhood bookstore doesn't go the way of the record store. That's why there are a growing number of people in the industry who are looking to disrupt the disruptors and show... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones chief executive James Daunt and critic Alexandra Heminsley discuss the future of the publishing industry on 'Super Thursday'. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
An informal survey recently carried out by Publishers Weekly found that most stores where children's books had a strong presence are doing well financially. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Not much is really sacred," Bob Dylan raspily mourned, citing "flesh–colored Christs that glow in the dark" and other choice bits of consumerism as evidence. And now, the Waanders In de Broeren bookshop is open for business inside a 15th–century cathedral. In the small municipality of Zwolle... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Patterson says a bookstore will need to be 'viable' and have a kids' section to qualify for a donation. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The USA's IndieBound initiative to promote book purchases from local independent bookstores has prompted similar campaigns in the UK, Germany, and Holland. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan Children's Books pre-school imprint Campbell Books wants to feature the UK's... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alexie, author of books including 'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,' wrote a letter urging his fellow writers to handsell their books on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. 'The most important thing is that we’ll all be helping Independent bookstores, and God knows they’ve helped us... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]