Independent bookshops around the country are reporting that, despite a late start to the holiday season, sales last weekend were mostly on par with or better than the 2023 post-Thanksgiving weekend, with Small Business proving especially busy. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
Spare, which is released in January, has been heavily discounted by larger retailers, leaving smaller bookshops unable to competePrince Harry’s forthcoming memoir, Spare, is unlikely to be championed by independent bookshops because of how heavily it has been discounted by larger retailers,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-11-03 15:12:22 UTC ]
Last week the Booksellers Association (BA) reported that the number of independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland had grown for the fifth consecutive year, with the BA’s figures showing 1,027 shops as active members at the end of 2021, the highest number since 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-15 20:36:31 UTC ]
The number of independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland has grown for the fifth consecutive year despite challenges brought by the pandemic, the Booksellers Association says. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-07 22:34:12 UTC ]
In a difficult year for independent bookshops across Wales, Caroline Carpenter talks to three — Cant a mil, Penrallt Books and Awen Menai — who have risen to the challenge. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-05-22 12:32:03 UTC ]
Online indie retailer Bookshop.org is calling for publishers and authors to link to independent bookshops and its own site for the duration of Independent Bookshop Week (IBW). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-05-10 23:36:00 UTC ]
All told, more than 90 small presses and independent bookshops are in the running now for the British Book Awards' annual honors. The post British Book Awards: Bookstore, Small Press Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-02-21 16:10:23 UTC ]
This week we reveal the small presses and independent bookshops that make up our regional and country shortlists for this year’s British Book Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-18 13:15:35 UTC ]
The number of independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland has grown for the fourth consecutive year, the Booksellers Association has confirmed. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-08 03:46:57 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 ]
Faber is to release two special editions of Kazuo Ishiguro's lastest novel, Klara and the Sun, which will be published next spring, tailored for Waterstones and for independent bookshops. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-09 12:17:42 UTC ]
A number of independent bookshops are reporting that a rise in UK staycations is helping to counter the early damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-03 18:59:47 UTC ]
Four independent bookshops have pooled their knowledge and resources to organise a series of virtual events. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-09 02:25:23 UTC ]
Independent bookshops across the country are closing their doors to protect staff and customers from the coronavirus outbreak. Many indie shops are encouranging customers to support their businesses and place orders online. Delivery services have also been ramped up across the board, with some... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-16 22:52:52 UTC ]
The number of independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland has grown for the third consecutive year, according to new data from the Booksellers Association. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-09 17:00:46 UTC ]
A number of literary prizes were awarded this week, while independent bookshops across the country celebrated Independent Bookshop Week. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-21 09:00:49 UTC ]
Independent bookshops and wholesalers Gardners are adopting a new technology to help book-buyers discover which physical copies are located in bookshops near them. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-10 10:34:50 UTC ]
Vintage and Index on Censorship are calling on independent bookshops to coordinate creative publication events for Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments, the much-anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale in September, with a chance to win £750 to fund the best ideas. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has pledged £20,000 in grants for independent bookshops as part of its ongoing commitment to The Literacy Project. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent bookshops in Newcastle, London, Edinburgh and Bedford are among 15 named in the first tranche of shops set to receive funding to help them engage with under-represented communities. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]