President Obama appeared as scheduled at a Chattanooga, Tenn., Amazon warehouse and praised the business, causing even more independent booksellers to express their displeasure with his endorsement. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House will allow independent bookstores in the United States to take an additional month to pay their invoices to the publisher, the company announced on Wednesday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite ample inventory available on other retail media platforms, brands still mostly turn to Walmart and Amazon. The post ‘The big guys are winning’: Digital media budgets prioritize Walmart, Amazon despite a glut of retail media inventory appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-03-23 04:01:00 UTC ]
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A survey conducted by The Bookseller reveals that 12 months after lockdown began, many feel low and isolated, with views on a return to ‘normal’ life decidedly split. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-19 15:22:20 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. If you're reading this online or in a forwarded email, here's the link to sign up for our Wake-Up Call newsletters. Touchdown for Amazon Good morning! Amazon executives are sure having a... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2021-03-19 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Five New England indie publishers posted 2020 gains by doing what they do best... with a couple of pivots. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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We talk with John Cavalier, co-owner of Cavalier House Books in Denham Springs, La. He and his wife grew the store out of a shed in his parents’ backyard. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-12 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Employees at Moe’s Bookstore in Berkeley, Calif. announced that they have formed a union and joined the International Workers of the World (IWW). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent Irish publishers account for five of the eight shortlisted titles for this year's KPMG Children's Books Ireland Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-08 16:07:19 UTC ]
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I’ll be the first to acknowledge Amazon and I make rather strange bedfellows. Raised on local libraries and used bookstores, I’ve long been a loyal customer to many of the indie bookshops cornered by the world’s largest online retailer, prizing them as community centers and places to find a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-03-08 09:49:14 UTC ]
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When I left the publishing industry at the end of 2007, the first Kindle had gone on sale just a month earlier, Apple had not yet launched the iPad and few people in publishing knew what an app was. It was a very different world. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-05 11:09:47 UTC ]
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Five Midwest independent publishers reported that sales fell this past spring, but then rebounded to varying degrees for each in the remainder of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Alexandra Andrews’s debut novel follows a Machiavellian aspiring writer who becomes entangled in her work for a best-selling fiction writer. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-03-03 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Matt Haig's The Midnight Library (Canongate) has clocked in at the top of the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Fiction top 20, unseating Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Penguin). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-02 11:05:06 UTC ]
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The Bookseller magazine is to bring in a guest editor for the first time, with Marianne Tatepo, the founder of the Black Agents & Editors' Group (BAE), to take the reins for the 9th April issue. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-28 21:30:39 UTC ]
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Retail website Bookshop.org has made more than £1m in profit for indie bookshops, hitting the milestone just four months after its UK launch. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-28 21:26:00 UTC ]
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The American Booksellers Association’s virtual Winter Institute attracted 1,971 participants last month, up from the 1,500 people who attended last year’s live meeting in Baltimore. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
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After a five-year stint, Marc Whitten — the man in charge of Fire TV, the Kindle and more — has stepped down as Amazon's VP of entertainment devices and services. News of Whitten's departure was spotted yesterday by consultant Matthew Ball o... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-02-25 17:27:36 UTC ]
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Stacey Solomon's Tap to Tidy (Ebury) has mopped the floor with the competition, rising 18 places up to the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Non-Fiction number one, a week ahead of its release. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-23 22:56:41 UTC ]
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The Institute for Local Self-Reliance hosted a seminar on the topic of "Reining in Monopoly Power," where Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) and others vowed to level the playing field for small businesses competing against Amazon and other dominant tech companies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Brené Brown offered the keynote talk on the final day of the ABA's Winter Institute and urged booksellers to improve their communication skills and not to anticipate a return to normalcy, but to prepare for a future of constant disruption. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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