The Professional Booksellers School has educated nearly 1,000 booksellers since it was launched in 2021, and has recently rolled out new self-study courses as well as “Bookstore Year One,” a year-long program designed to provide mentorship for new bookstore owners. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
This month, TikTok's trends newsletter spotlighted a new book-related hashtag, #independentbookstore. We spoke with bookstore owners and staffers about the value the app has for booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
These works, recommended by local authors and bookstore owners, remind us just how special Washington is. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-03-04 15:43:50 UTC ]
Many governors across the United States have been eager to the begin the multiphase reopening of businesses, but many bookstore owners are acting more cautiously than state guidelines recommend. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Across the United States, booksellers are wrestling with how to safely open their stores. Some are racing ahead. Others feel it’s too risky. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-05-13 19:46:47 UTC ]
For the third year in a row, the bestselling author is giving holiday bonuses to indie booksellers. This year he sent checks ranging from $750 to $1,250 to booksellers and bookstore owners around the country. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
It wasn't so long ago that book publishers and bookstore owners were quailing about the coming of ebooks, like movie theatre owners at the dawn of the television age. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's regional bookseller shows benefited from the continued growth of the indie bookstore channel, which brought in more new bookstore owners and younger frontline booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 300 titles became available in bookstores today in the UK. Bookstore owners are hoping the huge amount of titles will get curious visitors into their shops. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers have the industry connections to publish their books just about anywhere, but for some bookstore owners, self-publishing is preferable to going the traditional route. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]