With fewer than 1,000 stores in the UK, a number of online initiatives are aiming to help shoppers find their way back to local independent bookshopsThe rise of online retailers and ebooks have had a devastating impact on the UK’s independent bookshops. According to the Booksellers Association,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indies have sprung into action for Independent Bookshop Week, holding Tiger Tea parties, author readings, summer parties and happy hours. The dedicated week of activity in independent bookshops, co-ordinated by The Booksellers Association, runs from 20th-27th June and is designed to encourage... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster UK has changed the structure of its sales team, merging its adult and children's teams. The sales structure will now be split into two divisions, with one focusing on bookshop, online and digital sales, and the other targeting mass market and special sales. As part of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Entrepreneur Will Cookson has developed an app which sends people to independent bookshops when they browse on the Amazon website. Cookson, who describes himself as an entrepreneur and creative director, has invented Bookindy, an extension for the Google Chrome browser which, when downloaded,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Citing 48 new regular member companies in the last year, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) leadership is declaring an end to a six-year crisis in US independent bookshops. At its annual meeting at BookExpo America in New York City on Thursday (28th May), c.e.o Oren J Teicher told the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The number of independent bookshops in the UK fell once again last year, with nearly 50 high street bookshops closing in 2014. The number of indie members of the Booksellers Association fell by 48 in 2014, to 939 indies. The 2013 figure (987) was a watershed moment for the industry, as it was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three new independent bookshops have launched onto the scene in Manchester, Cheltenham and Cornwall. The Suffolk Anthology opened its doors at the end of last month in Cheltenham, run by former GP Helene Hewett as a family business with her two children, selling new titles, with a significant... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The deadline has been extended for independent bookshops to apply for one of the industry’s most coveted prizes – Independent Bookseller of the Year at the Bookseller Industry Awards. Indies now have until 5p.m. on Monday 23rd February to submit their entries here to be considered for the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indie Book Day is set to make a mark on the UK this year after starting in Germany two years ago and quickly spreading across Europe. The campaign – which hopes to become comparable to the American Record Store Day event, but for books – wants readers to flock to independent bookshops on 21st... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Four independent bookshops are closing their bricks and mortar stores after nearly 200 years in business collectively. The Ian Allan Bookshop in Cardiff’s Royal Arcade is set to close at the end of this week after nearly 130 years of a bookshop in business on that site, including a Blackwell’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Walker Books has secured window displays in independent bookshops this Christmas, including London’s Dulwich Bookshop and Tales on Moon Lane. The shops, which are in the UK and Ireland, will be based around Walker’s Christmas books, such as Jingle Bells illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat, as well... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent bookshops need to make readers feel special in order to compete against online retailers, say book trade experts. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eight independent bookshops have been shortlisted for The Bookseller Industry Awards Independent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent bookshops have expressed frustration over the relationship between Scholastic Book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The total number of independent bookshops on the high street has declined for a sixth consecutive... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three US independent bookshops have launched a lawsuit against the big six publishers and Amazon... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
A number of independent bookshops are to close in the first quarter of 2013 ahead of the business... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Twenty-two independent bookshops have signed up to stock Kobo’s e-reader range, with... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Egmont is extending its sales activity to independent bookshops and the gift sector across the UK... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent bookshops are to have access to Kobo ebook devices, a Hive-sourced ebook tablet and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]