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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
“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 ]