While two independent bookstores in Door County, Wisconsin, have closed or will close, two others report an uptick in sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Many independent bookstores reported holiday sales as good or better than last year's, while Amazon called the 2013 holiday season its best ever. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Many were sounding the death knell for independent bookstores as first Barnes & Noble and then Amazon rose to prominence. But indie stores have surprised the naysayers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Previously, independent bookstores tended to stay away from marketing self-published authors, but in the age of Amazon, some are embracing local authors no matter how they released their work. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
With Indies First, Shop Small, and Thanks for Shopping Indie, independent bookstores could get off to a strong start. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thanks to Sherman Alexie's forgetfulness, writers across the U.S. will volunteer at their local bookstore Saturday for the inaugural Indies First day.Not long ago the writer Sherman Alexie missed one of his readings, standing up fans at the Queen Anne Book Company, a store in Seattle. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The partnership between independent bookstores and university presses has a long and mutually rewarding history that has balanced the differences between the trade and academic business models. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon, which has been blamed in part for the decline of independent bookstores, said it has a new program called Amazon Source to allow them and other retailers to resell Kindle devices and accessories, and also give them 10 percent on every ebook bought on them for two years. "With Amazon... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
In mid-September, James Patterson caught booksellers’ attention with something other than his latest bestseller, when he appeared on CBS This Morning and announced that he would give $1 million directly to independent bookstores in the form of grants. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
President Obama has angered the American Booksellers Assn. with a planned appearance Tuesday at an Amazon warehouse.President Obama, who faithfully shops at independent bookstores when given the chance, has angered the American Booksellers Assn. with a planned appearance Tuesday at an Amazon... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some independent booksellers say they've received calls from someone claiming to be an Amazon staff member, asking if they'd be interested in selling Kindle e-readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble reported disappointing holiday sales numbers while, in contrast, some independent bookstores said they had their best month ever. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The letter of gratitude Salman Rushdie wrote to independent bookstores has been made into a poster that will be hung in some stores. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 'Find Waldo Local' campaign, held nationwide for the month of July, had customers hunting for Waldo in independent bookstores and businesses. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Is there a future for independent bookstores in general and Kepler’s Books in particular? That was the question posed by Future Search leaders Sandra Janoff and Michael Pann-witz to nearly 80 booksellers, publishers, distributors, authors, and community supporters who gathered at the Oshman... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google will end its Google eBooks reseller program which allowed independent bookstores to sell ebooks through Google's platform. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google said the program, which allowed independent bookstores to sell ebooks through their Web sites, was not a success. Bookstores said it was a valuable platform that allowed them to give customers something they wanted. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The nation's independent bookstores got another bit of bad news Thursday: Google Inc.is closing the books on them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Noel Young launched Santa Barbara–based Capra Press in 1969 and began to publish a literary who’s who of writers that included Anaïs Nin, Henry Miller, Raymond Carver, Lawrence Durrell, and Ursula K. Le Guin it was a vibrant time for independent bookstores and small presses, the beginning... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jay Hancock: Is the death of Borders a bell that tolls for the book trade? Or a business opportunity? Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2011-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]