One evening I went to Nob Hill Foods, the large grocery store near my house, to try to find ripe avocados for taco night. As usual I stopped at the book rack, which offers a modest selection of mass-market paperback thrillers and romance novels. Because I buy books almost anywhere they are sold,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-03-11 08:59:47 UTC ]
Since it launched in January 2020, Bookshop.org has been a popular place for readers to buy books while supporting local ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2025-01-28 15:52:54 UTC ]
Wondering where to buy books now that Book Depository is closing? Here are several Book Depository alternatives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-04-10 14:37:46 UTC ]
The Margate Bookshop has collected almost £3,000 to buy books for local schoolchildren with plans to run the fundraiser as an ongoing scheme alongside other independent bookstores, potentially as part of a charity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-23 07:48:13 UTC ]
Workman Publishing has launched a campaign to encourage readers to buy books from their local independent bookstore this holiday season, under the slogan. "Shop Local NOW, So You Can Shop Local FOREVER." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
The social media campaign could force publishers to focus on black writers by encouraging readers to buy their booksCould the New York Times’ Best Seller book list ever be filled entirely by black authors?As industries undergo reckonings around race, in the wake of international demonstrations... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-06-17 10:00:17 UTC ]
Activists across the United States are encouraging book lovers who want to show support for the ongoing protests against police violence to buy books from black-owned and African-American focused bookstores. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Though most bookstores are closing their doors to the public, you can still buy books from them! And because you believe in our shared responsibility to preserve the wellbeing of those most vulnerable among us, you’re staying home and reading books, right? This past weekend saw many book people... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-16 19:01:49 UTC ]
Little Bookmates, a Mexican startup, offers a children's book lending and home delivery—an approach inspired by the sharing economy trend. The post A Book-Sharing Startup in Mexico: ‘Publishers Love Us Because We Buy Books’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-06-19 05:30:11 UTC ]
If you have been using the Microsoft Store as your point of purchase for ebooks, you're going to have to start shopping elsewhere. Microsoft has ditched the Books category from the store, and this means that not only will it not be possible to buy books from the Microsoft Store, but also that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2019-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
An overstuffed bookcase (or e-reader) says good things about your mind. Lifelong learning will help you be happier, earn more, and even stay healthier, experts say. Plus, plenty of the smartest names in business, from Bill Gates to Elon Musk, insist that the best way to get smarter is to read.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2018-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
School librarians have reacted with dismay to the Budget news that schools are to receive a one-off payment of £400m, telling The Bookseller that schools will continue to struggle to buy books for their pupils. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
For bibliophiles, it is tempting to buy books as presents to ‘fix’ people who don’t read – but this is snobbery of the worst kindYou’re making a list, you’re checking it twice, and your fall-back position will be a nice book or two for friends and family to unwrap on Christmas Day. Everybody... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the owner of a Kindle, I normally get all my ebooks from Amazon. It is a great experience, as not only can I read the book on my e-reader, but thanks to the Kindle app, my smartphone and tablet too. Quite frankly, I never considered getting an electronic book anywhere else. If you are a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2017-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Big Green Bookshop is to donate all profits from the sales of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Little, Brown) to local schools to enable them to buy books for their libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
"I've never met a reader who doesn't like short novels. Most people don't buy books by weight. If you do, you're reading the wrong article." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones has hit the half-way point in its Buy Books for Syria campaign, having raised £500,000 through book sales to help those affected by the conflict in the Middle East. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones has said its 'Buy Books For Syria' campaign has already been a “great success” after first few days. While the company could not yet give sales figures for how many titles customers had been bought under the appeal, Sandra Taylor, head of PR and events at Waterstones, said it... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Profits from all books marked with the 'Buy Books for Syria' sticker in any of Waterstones' 280 UK locations will be part an initiative to raise one million pounds for Syrian refugees.. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The loss of Image Books, Pope Francis's popularity with both liberals and conservatives, and the lack of high-profile female speakers were top subjects at L.A. Congress, the nation’s largest annual gathering of Roman Catholics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]