Although the economics of operating an independent bookstore have improved since the end of the Great Recession, running a new store still poses challenges. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apparently all customers believe the book they're looking for has a blue cover and some will tell you that if you haven't read every book in the store, 'you're not very good at your job.' Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Obama angered some in the independent book world after he praised Amazon's business practices in 2013 and skipped his usual visit to a Martha's Vineyard indie bookstore later that year. Will he pick up some books during his Vineyard visit this year? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Science takes on one of the most important questions of the ages.A Kindle and iPad are great for conveniently porting your entire bookshelf in your purse. But for the majority of Americans who view the independent bookstore as a haven and who get grumpy at the idea of not feeling the physical... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
'39 Clues' author Patrick Carman says he knows Amazon is a convenient option, but suggests buying a book from an independent bookstore each time you buy from Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just as Kobo has cozied up to physical booksellers, so too does Amazon have a plan to smother them in e-ink kisses. Under the company's new "Amazon Source" program, any independent bookstore that sells a Kindle tablet or e-reader will be rewarded with ten percent of future book purchases made on ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Seth Godin traces the ups and downs of the independent bookstore since WWII, while proclaiming that today is "a golden age for books," crediting Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The fate of the independent sales representative may be inextricably linked to that of the independent bookstore. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Several years ago, when I was not a bookstore employee but merely a regular customer, I wrote up BookCourt, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, for the Village Voice's Best of New York. My entry posited, though I had no evidence to support it, that single people claimed the bookstore was good... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2011-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]