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'
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Booksellers across the country will be receiving flagons of cider from author Ben Aaronovitch as a thank you gift. More than 1,000 flagons of Weston’s Old Rosie cider will be delivered to 384 bookshops – both Waterstones and independents – between 8th June and 19th June. Larger shops will... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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La Casa Azul in East Harlem celebrates its third birthday this weekend. Burry’s Books in Hartsville, S.C., will stay open afterall. And World Eye in Greenfield, Mass., has put its financial troubles behind it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers have expressed mixed views over the new cover look for Jilly Cooper’s Riders (Corgi), which Transworld has reissued to celebrate the book’s 30th birthday. Like the previous cover, the new one shows a woman from the waist down wearing a pair of white jodhpurs. The cover still... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With sales up 30% over the last three years, the indie comics publisher has announced a slate of promotions intended to prepare the house for further expansion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Citing 48 new regular member companies in the last year, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) leadership is declaring an end to a six-year crisis in US independent bookshops. At its annual meeting at BookExpo America in New York City on Thursday (28th May), c.e.o Oren J Teicher told the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In his address to ABA members, CEO Oren Teicher said "I remain optimistic and confident that the best days of independent bookselling are ahead." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 24th annual Religious Booksellers Trade Exhibit for Catholic stores saw more exhibitor attrition, but in a smaller space the show felt busier, and the mood was upbeat. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While mobs of booksellers and others thronged BEA booths Thursday afternoon, about 100 booksellers focused their attention on representatives from four indies— Bookpeople, Literati, Parnassus Books, and Tattered Cover—who have led the way in integrating social media into their stores' business... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers have welcomed the news that Amazon is to start booking sales made to customers in the UK through its UK branch instead of through Luxembourg, though some say they remain "cautious" about the development. The online retailer brought its new arrangements, which means it will be taxed... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Momentum is designed to be a turnkey subscription service that allows publishers to create social unlock book promotions--ask fans to tweet or post in return for cool stuff--and then track fan engagement and behavior afterwards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon opened its second campus store. Both Books on Broadway in Costa Mesa and Babbitt's Books in Normal, Ill., found new owners and will stay open. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last week, Amazon quietly opened its second physical campus store at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Ind. The company opened its first Amazon Campus store—a 2,360-sq.-ft. location—at Purdue’s Krach Leadership Center on February 3. A third Amazon store (roughly 3,000 sq. ft.) is slated to... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Direct-to-consumer bookselling is growing and innovative thinking is helping. Two solutions that are appealing: BitLit ebook bundling and Penguin Hotline. The post D2C Bookselling Is Not Easy…But Here Are Two Options appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline has acquired an “utterly captivating debut novel” by an “exciting new talent” who works at Waterstones. Commissioning editor Emily Griffin bought British Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to The Second Love of My Life by Victoria Walters from Hannah Ferguson at Hardman &... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quebecor announced Tuesday that it will sell Archambault, the large retailer of music, books, and DVDs, with 14 locations across Quebec, to Renaud-Bray, the largest French-language bookstore chain in North America, with 30 locations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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St. Martin's imprint Minotaur Books has hired McKenna Jordan, owner of Murder By the Book in Houston, Tex., as a dedicated outside publishing consultant. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has made two new promotions at Avon, following the appointment of Oli Malcolm to publishing strategy director for the fiction, non-fiction and Avon. Eli Dryden will now become publishing director for Avon, reporting directly in to Malcolm, while Helen Huthwaite will become senior... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith has struck a deal to open six outlets at Sydney airport, Australia. The company, which bought the Queensland-based Supanews chain last year, has reportedly secured the Sydney airport venues after a “competitive tender process” according to Stationery News Australia. The new stores... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The country's oldest bookstore, the Moravian Book Shop in Bethlehem, Pa., which has been open for 270 years, is adding a second location in Allentown; Pioneer Works in Brooklyn is opening a new bookstore, its first. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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India's Ritesh Batra is to direct the film adaptation of The Sense of an Ending, Julian Barnes' Booker-winning novel, with British actor Jim Broadbent in the lead. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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