After years of asking mainstream publishers for ebooks to be bundled with physical books, a small group of indie booksellers have gotten their wish. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Based on the number of indie booksellers that have announced plans to expand in the coming year—five this week—it’s clear that 2014 has been a strong year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller is running its annual Christmas Trading Survey once again to gauge a picture of the Christmas market for indie booksellers in the UK and Ireland. The survey is now live and probes how sales compared with last year, if deliveries held up and what books proved great Christmas hits... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
To expand free speech programming for indie booksellers the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, will become a distinct group within the ABA on January 1. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins Publishers will launch an expedited shipping program for indie booksellers for the holiday season beginning November 3. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
What American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher called Amazon's "bullying assault of a major publisher" was a key concern among indie booksellers at both Thursday afternoon's ABA Town Hall and Annual Meeting. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2013 PA International Conference in London lamented the general lack of appreciation for the role of publishers and lauded the revival of indie booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Many independent booksellers have begun to have a change of heart about self-published books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
After the staff at New Hampshire bookstores proposed 'Cider Monday' as a holiday to celebrate on America's Cyber Monday, the idea caught on with other indie sellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sherman Alexie is encouraging authors to spend a day working in a bookstore handselling their own books, but some authors already feel overstretched. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Most indie booksellers who want to expand their business add more stores, and that’s the way Mitchell Kaplan initially tried to grow Books & Books, which he opened in Coral Gables, Fla., in 1982. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Banks have been blamed for failing to support small businesses, with four more indie booksellers... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Icon Books has apologised to indie booksellers who could not get copies of The Etymologicon in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Indie booksellers have reported a “surprise” increase in sales over Christmas in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Tue, 06/09/2011 - 08:55 Two French publishers have launched a public call to arms to defend independent booksellers, which continue to suffer from financial decline in the country. Le Seuil c.e.o. Oliver Bétourné wrote in Le Monde last week that... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]