Bookselling Groups Ready Green Initiatives

The U.K.'s Booksellers Association is working with the ABA and the Australian Bookseller Association to develop a manifesto detailing environmentally friendly practices for the book business. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Amazon Makes Everything Better

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos took the stage at a large airplane hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., this morning and presented a dazzling, methodical, hourlong disquisition on the state of the technology business. He began by explaining why most of the iPad’s competitors have failed: “They’re gadgets,” he... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebooted Borders takes on Amazon

Bookworld, formerly Borders.com.au, has internet giant Amazon in its sights with new book business. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2012-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA launches bookshop-finder web function

The Booksellers Association has created a search button for host websites which will direct book... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty Shades boosts US sales

The US book business is starting to reap the benefit of strong sales of the Fifty Shades of Grey... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some good news for the book business

BookStats, an annual survey that tracks the American publishing industry, finds that, contrary to doomsday predictions, bookstores and paper-and-ink books are still in demand. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales higher in bookshops with cafés

As Independent Booksellers Week gets into full swing, the Booksellers Association has released... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA: new digital offers for high street

The Booksellers Association's chief executive Tim Godfray has said Kobo, Anobii and Hive will... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA ups ebook platform talks

The Booksellers Association's talks with ebook platform providers have intensified after... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weighing the Consequences

The government views its settlement with, and continuing litigation against, publishers and Apple over ebook pricing as a great victory for consumers. The overwhelming reaction in the book industry, however, is one of bewilderment, with many members believing that the government has no sense of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA slams government for business rate inaction

The Booksellers Association has criticised the government for failing to tackle business rates... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA calls for nominations for IBW Book Award

The Booksellers Association is calling for publishers to nominate titles for the Independent... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Cheap Should Books Be?

A looming lawsuit could further solidify Amazon's dominance in the book business. That might be good for readers' wallets, but it also might be bad for readers in the long term. Here 's why. Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2012-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA aims to kick-start indie ebook sales

The Booksellers Association is in “advanced” talks with two companies over an ebook... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Evolving Role of the Sales Rep

In the past few years everything about the book business has changed, and with it the role of the rep, or district manager, as many are now known. In part that’s a reflection of how ordering has changed, especially with the increasing adoption of Edelweiss, the interactive publishers’ catalogue... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA letter goes out to council chiefs

The Booksellers Association has called for “dynamic and innovative” authorities to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA asks local authorities for tax cuts

The Booksellers Association has pledged to write to the chief executives of all 390 local... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA urges members to lobby MPs on High Street future

The Booksellers Association is urging members to write to their MPs today expressing their... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries are essential, trade tells MPs

The Booksellers Association has dismissed volunteer-run libraries as "unsustainable",... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA: 'no time to waste' in implementing Portas review

The Booksellers Association has welcomed Mary Portas’ report into the future of the high... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA: 'end charity bookshop concessions'

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 11/11/2011 - 07:35 The Booksellers Association is calling for the end of tax and business rate concessions for charity bookshops, saying that they represent "unfair competition" to high street booksellers. The call comes amid claims... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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