'Core range being remaindered', say indies

The thorny issue of remainders has been raised once more by independents concerned at the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite Turmoil, Charlottesville Indie Vows to Serve Community

Charlottesville's New Dominion Books is determined to continue to serve its community after a weekend of political protests, counter-protests, and a woman's death on the street outside the store. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Xbox’s self-published indies have their own space on the store

Finding self-published indie games on Xbox is a lot easier as of today. You'll be able to find them on the Xbox Store hidden in their own "Creators Collection" marketplace. Microsoft's Chris Charla (director of its ID @ Xbox indie outreach program) s... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rabbit Hole indie bookshop opens in Lincolnshire

Two teachers are opening a bookshop in Lincolnshire this month with plans for an accompanying outreach programme to help pupils struggling with education. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Texas Indie Bookstore Day Deemed a Success

The first Texas Independent Bookstore Day set sales records at one Houston bookstore and was deemed a success at others across the state. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Texas Indie Bookstore Day, Lone Star Booksellers Try Self Promotion

Texas Independent Bookstore Day, set to launch on Saturday, will feature booksellers throughout the state, with stores in Houston, Austin and Dallas participating. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Up lit: the new book trend with kindness at its core

From Matt Haig’s How to Stop Time to Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, the empathetic literature inspired by a year of tragedies, political upheaval and economic uncertaintyA bruising year dominated by political and economic uncertainty, terrorism and tragedy has, publishers... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie duo introduce new children's offering

Independent houses Thames & Hudson and Darf Publishers are introducing new strands of children’s publishing to their lists. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zine queens: how women’s magazines found new life via indie publishing

Promoting diversity and representing women on their own terms, female-led, DIY zines are on the rise in the UK. Here, the industry’s rising stars reveal how they’re reshaping the genre on their own termsThe British media has a diversity problem. Research at City University last year found the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Bookseller Becky Anderson Running for Congress

Chicagoland indie bookseller Becky Anderson filed to run for U.S. Congress in Illinois' sixth district in the September Democratic Party primary, hoping to unseat in November the six-term Republican incumbent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kid Gloves seeks to fit the bill for kids’ indies

A new commercial development operation and consultancy for small independent children’s publishers called Kid Gloves, has been established by Roy Johnson, commercial director at New Frontier and former key accounts manager for Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft's first self-published Xbox indie games are here

Microsoft has quietly launched the Xbox Creators Program on Xbox One. Finding it and its wares on the Xbox Store may prove tough, however. Back in March, Microsoft said the self-publishing program would exist in its own subsection of the marketplace,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boston's Biggest Indie Relocates

The New England Mobile Book Fair, a sprawling, cavernous used bookstore in Newton, Mass., which has been in its 32,000-square-foot location for 60 years, is moving into a nearby space that is one-tenth the size of its current digs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie bookshops slam heavy discounting on Pullman

Independent booksellers have slammed the heavy discounting of new hardback titles by larger retailers as “pretty close to chaos” and “enormously detrimental to authors” ahead of the release of Philip Pullman's first Book of Dust novel (Penguin Random House Children's and David Fickling Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irish indies cautiously optimistic but Brexit looms

Though the Irish book market, including Irish-published titles, grew in 2016, many in the trade are wary of the unsettling effect Brexit could have. Natasha Onwuemezi reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leftist Indies Put Politics First

In a charged political climate, a few left-wing indie publishers are quietly doing what socialists do best: working together for the sake of all. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Pub Two Dollar Radio to Open Bookstore

The Ohio-based literary press is opening a bookstore/cafe/bar in its new headquarters in Columbus's South Side neighborhood. The new store will sell Two Dollar Radio's titles, as well as books published by other small presses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies battle it out for £5k Ledbury Forte Poetry Prize

Seven titles from independent publishers are in the running for the inaugural £5,000 Ledbury Forte Poetry Prize, which celebrates second poetry collections. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies dominate 'strong' Polari longlist

Independent publishers including Cloud Lodge Books, Burning Eye and Honno dominate the Polari First Book Prize longlist, which only features one non-independently published book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Incredible Shrinking BookExpo: A 2017 Recap From An Indie Publisher's Perspective

I’ve attended BookExpo (formerly BEA) ten to twelve times since I started working in book publishing in 2000. I always go Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2017-06-04 15:22:33 UTC ]
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