AbeBooks' withdrawal 'sparks bookseller strike'

The decision of Amazon-owned website AbeBooks.com to withdraw from Hungary, the Czech Republic, South Korea and Russia has reportedly sparked an international protest of antiquarian booksellers. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Bookseller Reading Challenge for 2020 (shelftalker)

Some suggestions of what booksellers should read this year, and what they might avoid. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Bookselling Season of Limbo (shelftalker)

A bookseller’s reflections on the trends and challenges of the 2019 holiday selling season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-30 13:00:33 UTC ]
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Shipping Delays Continue for Some Indie Booksellers

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 at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-19 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie booksellers invited to complete 2019 Christmas trading survey

Indie bookshops in the UK and Ireland are being urged to complete The Bookseller’s annual Christmas trading survey. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-18 19:51:28 UTC ]
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Daunt on the double in The Bookseller's most influential list

Waterstones and Barnes & Noble c.e.o. James Daunt has become the first trade figure to be named person of the year for the second time in The Bookseller's annual listing of the most powerful and influential people in the British book trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-13 05:14:10 UTC ]
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Knights Of snaps up former bookseller's middle-grade début

Inclusive publisher Knights Of has snapped up a "moving and inspiring" début middle-grade novel from editor and former bookseller, Elle McNicoll. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-11 23:36:11 UTC ]
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Bookshop Heroes to be crowned in new Bookseller feature backed by BA and HarperCollins

The Bookseller is to create a Rising Stars-style listing of individual booksellers to coincide with the Booksellers Association Conference in September 2020. The Bookshop Heroes special, supported by the BA and sponsored by HarperCollins, will be published to coincide with the annual conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-11 22:52:50 UTC ]
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Here’s a way to help a bookseller in need.

We talk a lot on these parts about supporting indie bookstores, but this story from The Washington Post adds an extra layer of of urgency: Patrick Darby, who worked as a bookseller at big chain stores for many years before starting his own shop, Novel Books, is in dire straits. Darby opened... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-12-04 20:41:36 UTC ]
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Zaffre strikes new two-book deal with Strictly's Anton du Beke

Strictly Come Dancing's Anton du Beke has signed a new two-book deal with Zaffre to continue his Buckingham series of romantic novels. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-02 10:28:01 UTC ]
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Booksellers Offer Promos for Holiday Shopping Kickoff

Store owners from BXsellers, PW's bookstore Facebook group, are prepping special promotions for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, focusing on loyalty discounts and gift card bonuses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Daunt tells booksellers 'don't be boring' to survive Amazon era

Bookshops need to avoid being “boring” and apply a “bookseller's mind” to data if they want to survive in an era dominated by Amazon, Waterstones m.d. and Barnes & Noble c.e.o. James Daunt has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-24 17:39:21 UTC ]
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Quercus strikes fresh two-book deal with Beth O'Leary

Beth O’Leary will publish two more books with Quercus, after signing a "significant" new deal with the publisher. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 19:33:17 UTC ]
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Meal Prep King strikes book deal with Michael Joseph

Michael Joseph has signed a two-book deal with Instagram star John Clark, also known as The Meal Prep King, after his weight loss story went viral. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 18:38:45 UTC ]
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Binc Survey Finds One in Five Booksellers in Need

The Book Industry Charitable Foundation's third industry-wide survey found 22% of respondents had situations in the past two years requiring financial assistance, yet less than half of those in need asked for help. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Elinor Lipman strikes two-book deal with Lightning

Lightning Books has bought two books from Elinor Lipman after editor-at-large Scott Pack, frustrated her books were not available in the UK, emailed the author. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-11 23:09:06 UTC ]
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The Bookseller's Working Class Survey wins PPA award

The Bookseller’s Working Class survey, an analysis of class in the publishing business, has been named Content Piece of the Year at the PPA's Independent Publisher Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-11 12:39:47 UTC ]
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University of Western Australia's decision to close publishing house sparks outrage

Decision to shut UWA Publishing, which published works by multiple Miles Franklin winners, came ‘out of the blue’The University of Western Australia’s surprise decision to shut down its publishing house has prompted outrage and protest from the Australian literary community.The fate of the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-11-08 02:50:40 UTC ]
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'Climate strike' named Word of the Year by Collins Dictionary

Collins Dictionary has revealed its word of the year is "climate strike" after the form of protest took off in 2019 thanks to Greta Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 15:45:48 UTC ]
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German bookseller Hugendubel unveils 'bookshop of the future'

Faced with growing numbers of customers migrating to the internet, German bookseller Hugendubel is pinning its hopes on a new store concept which it ambitiously calls the "bookshop of the future". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-05 01:04:10 UTC ]
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