Alongside educators and librarians, indie booksellers across the country are rising up to defend the freedom to read. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
The new small press, launched by two congressmen-turned-authors alongside former American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher, will work directly with independent booksellers to help curate and market a small list of titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
Every Tuesday, a wave of new books is published, fresh off the printing press onto the shelves of bookstores around the world. Even for a book editor like me, it gets overwhelming to keep track of all the forthcoming titles. So we’ve turned to our most trusted source for recommendations: indie... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-02-29 12:00:00 UTC ]
A growing crop of indie booksellers in the area are aiming to be multipurpose spaces for their neighborhoods. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
The two Los Angeles–based independent publishers opened North Figueroa Bookshop earlier this month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
Celeste Ng, the author of three novels beloved by indie booksellers, was named the American Booksellers Association's inaugural bookstore ambassador, deputized to champion indies throughout the year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys set the tone for the final afternoon of the ABA's new virtual conference for indie booksellers when she urged them to tap into their superpower: the ability to fight back against book bannings. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Indie booksellers everywhere were disappointed when the American Booksellers Association called off this year's Winter Institute in Cincinnati, but local booksellers were even more disappointed: they had been looking forward to showing off their city’s rich literary offerings. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-25 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller’s annual Christmas trading survey, backed up by new data from the Booksellers Association, suggests that the majority of indie booksellers had an excellent festive sales period. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-16 11:21:18 UTC ]
Indie booksellers had a solid 2021, but are uncertain as to what 2022 will hold. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
Indie booksellers remain generally optimistic they can “weather the storm” of the latest lockdowns, despite fears England's shop closures could last until April. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-02-04 06:44:10 UTC ]
Bookshops are relieved to be physically open again, reporting "steady" trade since raising the shutters at the start of June, with strong local support. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-13 11:30:32 UTC ]
The platform, which sells DRM-free digital content and gives some of the proceeds to nonprofits, has helped raise $450,000 for indie booksellers and comics retailers since the start of the year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
This year's top summer reads according to indie booksellers have been revealed, with Bernardine Evaristo, Lara Maiklem, Sophie Anderson and Chris Haughton named as winners of the 2020 Indie Book Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-26 06:05:16 UTC ]
Beginning today, the S&S programs will include dating on open invoices, extra discount and dating for a reopening order between now and the end of August, and enhanced terms for orders during the fall bookselling season. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
Indie booksellers in New England and in California will be getting additional assistance from their regional bookstore associations, including management counselling, tech support, and promotional opportunities. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
With just days to go before Christmas, independent booksellers are adapting to persistent delays from UPS and FedEx in a number of regions across the country, particularly the Northeast. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association’s fall conference demonstrated a deepening commitment by indie booksellers to professionalizing their trade. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
The 4th quarter — and all its holiday promise — begins in earnest for indie booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-30 12:00:08 UTC ]
A survey of Canadian independent booksellers by BookNet Canada found nearly three quarters felt the bookselling industry was "healthy" and 68% saw an increase in revenue from book sales in the previous year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]