Wesley Owen has announced it may close all but one of its chain of Christian bookshops, saying... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones is to open a Russian-language "bookshop" within its flagship London... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
In business for a total of 122 years, four well-known African-American–owned bookstores—Eso Won (22 years); Hue-Man (10 years); Marcus Book Stores (52 years); and the Shrine of the Black Madonna Cultural Center & Bookstore (37 years)—are no strangers to economic ups and downs. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The team behind the successful book Change the World for a Fiver has launched a free newspaper... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first category of this year's Bookseller Industry Awards opens next week, with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first category of this year's Bookseller Industry Awards opens next week, with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beginning January 1, HarperCollins will be using Ingram Publisher Services/Spring Arbor as its exclusive distributor to the Christian market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 07:35 The Booksellers Association is calling for the end of tax and business rate concessions for charity bookshops, saying that they represent "unfair competition" to high street booksellers. The call comes amid claims... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 07:25 The former owner of Maher the Bookseller, which went out of business in June after 16 years trading, has opened another bookshop selling titles for up to 50% off r.r.p. Tony Maher, who used to own his former business in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
THE ebook revolution has gathered pace with Sydney's independent bookstores introducing ebook kiosks from today and Dymocks announcing a partnership with Google to deliver ebooks online. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2011-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 27/10/2011 - 14:20 Three bookshops were among the top 10 retailers to be recognised in the Parliamentary Small Shops Competition. Kemptown Bookshop in Brighton won a trophy for coming third in the competition, run by the Independent Retailers... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 26/10/2011 - 15:55 The Booksellers Association has said the Office of Fair Trading's decision to clear the merger between Amazon and The Book Depository will give Amazon more power to put its competitors out of business. The OFT announced today... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 25/10/2011 - 09:00 The co-owner of the Big Green Bookshop has launched his own publishing company and is set to release his first book with author Greg Stekelman. Simon Key, co-owner of the independent bookshop based in Wood Green, London, has... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the New England Independent Booksellers Association annual fall conference earlier this month, booksellers and publishers grappled not just with the question of what bricks-and-mortar bookstores will look like in the future, but how long they will continue to exist. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jim Lee, co-publisher of DC Entertainment, showcases the graphic novel "Superman: Earth One" on the Kindle Fire. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2011-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
What a difference nine months can make. St. Louis, Mo.s booksellers are feeling a confidence and optimism these days that didnt exist in February, when four independent booksellersLeft Bank Books, Subterranean Books, Puddnhead Books, and Main Street Booksformed the St. Louis Independent... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 11:13 The Torbay Bookshop in Paignton has made a dramatic U-turn on its decision to close after purchasing a franchise in Thorntons chocolates. Husband-and-wife team Matthew and Sarah Clarke announced their decision to sell the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The digital transition and sputtering economy are not only bringing changes to general bookstores, but to college bookstores as well. College stores are dealing with a changed landscape of their own: more textbook choices that now include rentals and digital texts; trade book sections with sales... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Coffee, food, wine ... it takes a lot more than books to keep a bookseller in the black these days. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2011-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 03/10/2011 - 18:41 High street bookshops need help from the government if their presence there is to continue, the c.e.o. of the Booksellers Association has said. Tim Godfray called on the government to give rate relief to businesses with a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]