Monarch Books & Gifts in Overland Park, Kan. launched a GoFundMe campaign after hackers drained the bookstore's bank account. The funds raised will be used to keep the store afloat after a summer of slow sales compounded the problems caused by the fraud. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Several indie bookstores that launched GoFundMe campaigns in March are reporting that the funds raised on that platform are not being disbursed to them as promised, despite repeated inquiries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Japan’s popular messaging app Line has gone public. Mainly used in Asia, the funds raised will help with international expansion. Currently, 12 percent of people in the U.S. use Line, and it’s unlikely to ever reach the scale of Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp. It can differentiate by the range... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Big Green Bookshop has been inundated with donations after it was targeted by a thief on Wednesday. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The suburban St. Louis bookstore ended its four-week Kickstarter campaign on Sunday, more than $2,000 above its goal. The funds raised are being used to build out a section of its new home so that the store can open for business on weekends before Christmas. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The embattled St. Mark's Bookshop has a new defender. Lucky Ant, a year-old, hyper-local crowd-funding platform, is helping the 35-year-old East Village literary landmark raise the money it needs to move to a cheaper location. The online campaign, at Luckyant.com, launched Wednesday at midnight,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]