BEA 2015: Social Media is Fun, Effective, Indie Booksellers Say

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 models. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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