#Book Stores

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What is the Future of Super-sized Bookstores?

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 ]

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Taiwanese Bookstore Chain Eslite Expands Aggressively into China

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 ]

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Square Books: ‘PW’ Bookstore of the Year

“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 ]

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Apple iBookstore Leads Brazil’s Ebook Market in 2013

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 ]

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Amazon to Open Ebookstore in Russia, Taking on LitRes, Ozon

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 ]

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Do We Philosophically, Emotionally Need Bookstores?

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 ]

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Authors draw up 'manifesto' to save Venice's bookshops

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 ]

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M&C Saatchi designs bookshop campaign

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 ]

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Authors campaign to save Venice's bookshops

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 ]

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Bookshops suffer post-Easter sales drop

Printed book sales in the UK fell by more than 15% last week, as the established post-Easter... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Lessons From Building A Programmed Bookstore

What if you could program a retail environment like you program a desktop application? Miniature computers, pervasive networking, and affordable tablet interfaces make programmed retail environments seem inevitable. Instead of using the familiar mice and monitor for system interaction, a... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Fast Company | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Can Government Intervention Save Bookstores? Maybe in France

In France, the government will add €5 million in funding to help indie bookstores in the form of tax breaks, interest-free loans and stronger enforcement of fixed price laws. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Lamb Bookshop to close after rent hike

A 30% rise in rent has forced London’s 16-year-old Lamb Bookshop to close. Owners Ben... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]

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French plans for helping bookshops revealed

French Culture Minister Aurélie Filippetti has unveiled part of the government’s... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Bookshop browsing vital for publishing, research finds

The crucial role of physical bookshops to a healthy publishing industry was underlined this week... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Are Independent Bookstores Making a Comeback?

Sales at independent bookstores rose nearly 8% in 2012 over 2011, according to an American Booksellers Association (ABA) survey. Are their worst days behind them? Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Will UK Bookstores’ Plot to Poach Customers From Amazon Work?

UK bookstores are experimenting with exclusive chapters and other offers to lure customers into stores and away from online shopping at Amazon, but some doubt its efficacy. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Is the Time Right For True Bookstore Cafes?

Back in the 1980s—before bookstores began weighing the addition of cafes, possibly with wine and beer licenses—stores like Louie’s Bookstore Café in Baltimore and Trident Booksellers & Café in Boston aimed specifically to integrate food for the mind and the body. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]

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How Bookshop Windows Can Support Digital Promotion Campaigns

Dressing bookshop windows is a dying art, but if done with a sense of theatre, it can be a stepping stone to a digital campaign – one that the public unknowingly runs for you. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Community gathers at the Last Bookstore

Not only is the venue surviving in downtown L.A., it has expanded. Neighboring artists help transform an upstairs space into the Labyrinth.The staircase is narrow and creaky, with a bookshelf made from a 100-year-old harp case teetering on the precipice of collapse at the top of the landing.... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]

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