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 ]
A little additional advice to self-published authors on maintaining successful relationships with indie booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-19 12:00:51 UTC ]
Independent Bookshop Week is in full swing with events up and down the country as Booksellers Association research reveals 82% of indie booksellers had a different career prior to owning or working in their bookshop. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 02:50:48 UTC ]
BookExpo and the American Booksellers Association have partnered on a program offering indie booksellers financial support to attend the annual book industry trade show. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
After San Diego bookseller Seth Marko, the co-owner of the Book Catapult, underwent emergency heart surgery last week, other indie booksellers in San Diego and beyond stepped forward to keep the store open while he convalesces. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite weather-related travel problems, 700+ indie booksellers gathered in Albuquerque to network among themselves, talk to publishers about new books, and meet authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Natasha Onwuemezi meets four lively indies that have opened recently, all of whom put their communities at the heart of what they do. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association’s (NAIBA) conference was marked by high energy and intense collaboration between indie booksellers, authors, and industry professionals during the annual gathering, which was held in Baltimore from October 6-8. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More and more indie booksellers are tightening bonds with their communities is by stocking self-published titles by local writers—as long as they don't say a word about Amazon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Judith Kissner, the owner of Scout & Morgan Books in Cambridge, Minn., received the inaugural MIBA Bookseller of the Year Award given by the regional association of indie booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
A year after Hurricane Harvey struck Houston and the nearby gulf coast, the area's indie booksellers are still dealing with its impact. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publisher has created a new marketing effort that encourages indies to take a fresh look at Viktor Frankl’s 'Man’s Search for Meaning.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Four indie bookstores are taking the services they provide to their communities to a new level: booksellers in these stores are registering voters this summer and fall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Warning: Other authors may not want to read this story because it will make them want to tear their hair out. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bestselling author James Patterson is re-upping his commitment to indie booksellers, pledging a significant personal contribution so that individual booksellers can enjoy holiday bonuses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Politics and Prose and Harvard Book Store both have newly minted sections for romance books, signs of growing interest in a genre that indie booksellers have traditionally paid little attention to. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Independent Publishers Caucus, a new advocacy organization, met during WI13 in Memphis on Monday. Topics of discussion included funding the group and developing stronger ties between indie presses and indie booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]