Book bans are tanking sales of children's books. Schools and libraries aren't buying books about LGBTQ+ issues and race as they brace for culture war pushback. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-12-12 11:00:55 UTC ]
From using your local library and supporting independent bookshops, to borrowing virtuallyMany websites offer ebooks and audiobooks at no cost. Project Gutenberg lists more than 67,000 out-of-copyright titles which can be read online or downloaded in a wide range of formats. Similarly, Librivox... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-01-31 07:00:45 UTC ]
Going to bookstores and libraries as a bookworm offer important experiences, but what buying books in an airport can offer may surprise you. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2021-11-23 11:36:00 UTC ]
Following its its success in the US, the ethical platform Bookshop.org has arrived in the UK, marking an exciting new chapter for independent stores onlineIn publishing we often talk about things that we are “excited” and “delighted” about, so much that sometimes I think the words have lost... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-11-05 08:00:40 UTC ]
For the past six years, Independent Bookstore Day—billed as a “one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country”—has taken place on the last Saturday of April. (That’s tomorrow!) It’s usually a fun, light-hearted, occasionally raucous spring day where book lovers go... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2020-04-24 11:00:00 UTC ]
Donald Trump Jr's Triggered hit the New York Times bestseller list with a dagger, an indication of bulk buys. It's far from the first book to do so. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-01-06 11:35:08 UTC ]
If it wasn't for Amazon, we might still be buying books at bookstores or at least from another website. Barnes and Noble could still be independent. Borders might still be around. Your mom and pop could possibly eke out an honest living as independent booksellers. And so on. Click here to read... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2019-12-23 12:00:31 UTC ]
Author Fanny Blake gives some tips for buying books for your loved ones at Christmas. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sarah Odedina has made her first acquisitions as children’s publisher at Oneworld imprint Rock the Boat, buying books by Olivia Levez and Nikki Sheehan. Odedina has bought world English rights to The Island by debut novelist Olivia Levez. The book, which will be published in March 2016, is... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harlequin is offering its readers in the US and Canada rewards such as autographed books via a new rewards programme. Readers can sign up to Harlequin My Rewards via the dedicated website www.harlequinmyrewards.com and earn rewards by buying books or sharing book information, including book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
James Patterson has launched a campaign in the US to persuade President Barack Obama to draw attention to the importance of reading. The campaign, which has the hashtag #SaveOurBooks on Twitter, asks people to sign a petition, write to their politicians, spread to word on social media and find... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]