There is so much to complain about in the book world at the current moment, from Amazon’s stranglehold on book retail to the increasing usage of generative AI to replace writers and artists of all kinds. But you’re reading this column on Thursday; I turned it in on Tuesday, Election Day. I have... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-11-07 12:52:28 UTC ]
Opening a bookshop during Covid restrictions might seem crazy. But then the perfect premises came on the market, the one we had been looking for years. This was our opportunity. Covid was happening of course, we were just coming out of full lockdown, but we've both worked in book retail in one... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-17 21:49:08 UTC ]
Despite fears of a physical store "retail apocalypse," NPD BookScan's Kristen McLean outlined a future for indie booksellers driven by experimentation and selling books in more places. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
If there is one topic that stands out at all nine regional bookselling conferences this year, it's getting back to basics, both the traditional ABCs of book retail and newer ones like creating an effective Web site and selling ebooks using QR codes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]