Barnes & Noble Promotes Booksellers Over Algorithms to Get Shoppers In Stores

Sometimes shopping online for holiday gifts seems like the easy way out, but when looking for something really special and personal, Barnes & Noble believes going to the store is essential to finding that perfect gift. That's why the brand is recasting its booksellers as the all-knowing book lovers who can help you find the... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2018-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller asks for trade views of social media

The Bookseller would like to capture the trade’s thoughts on social media and, in particular, "cancel culture" and its impacts on UK publishing, bookselling and writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-01 19:32:20 UTC ]
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Booksellers in Covid-19 Hotspots Exercise Caution

Booksellers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas are concerned about the surge in Covid-19 infections, and several have reverted from welcoming customers to browse back to curbside pickup. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Customer Is Sometimes Right, Booksellers Say

Booksellers are increasingly willing to speak publicly about challenging and offensive customers, breaking with a wall of silence about those interactions that has largely held up even in an age of social media. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Nigel Wyman, Gardners' head of business development for the UK for the past seven years, has been appointed as sales and marketing director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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One more week to book for Bookseller Marketing & Publicity Conference

Just one week remains until the Bookseller Marketing & Publicity Conference 2020, themed How We Work Now and tackling the challenges presented by our post-Covid world. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Know What You’re Making, and Why: A Conversation with Aziza Barnes

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Booksellers are the gatekeepers for titles by people of colour, says Brandes

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Bookouture promotes Crow and hires in marketing and non-fiction

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Confederate monument enthusiasts targeted my store—and it comically backfired.

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Cleeves writes story based on Forum Books for store to give away free

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Author Elin Hilderbrand to Hold Four In-Store Events

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Booksellers begin to reopen with caution and excitement

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Outstanding Voices: Derek Barnes on his lifelong effort to diversify tech by example

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