Bookshops buck Bank Holiday weekend spending trend

Footfall at shops across the UK fell over the Bank Holiday weekend, but several independent bookshops have reported an increase in sales, with more visitors than usual. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of my greatest lessons at Flipboard has been that no two publishers are the same. While our business discussions typically revolve around two key areas—growth and monetization—there are so many paths to achieving both. In my role as Flipboard’s head of paid content partnerships, I have... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-03-02 19:29:48 UTC ]
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Indie bookshops are cashing in on a pre-order boom for Hilary Mantel’s new book and are hosting everything from midnight openings to silent discos this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-01 15:13:26 UTC ]
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AT&T boosts spending on R&D after four years of declines amid Time Warner buy, investments

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[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-02-25 16:16:46 UTC ]
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Flooding forces Shrewsbury children’s bookshop to close

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-25 14:31:43 UTC ]
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AT&T boosts spending on R&D after four years of declines amid Time Warner buy, investments

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[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-02-24 22:58:29 UTC ]
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Record number of stores in the running for Independent Bookshop of the Year

The British Book Awards, or Nibbies, have revealed the regional shortlists for the 2020 Independent Bookshop of the Year with a record 49 bookshops from nine regions across the UK and Ireland vying to be named the country’s best indie retailer for books.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 22:49:23 UTC ]
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The fall of Deutsche Bank: Lies, greed, money laundering and Donald Trump

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[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-14 16:57:58 UTC ]
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Prosecco-swilling Gay's the Word bookshop burglars caught red-handed by police

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-13 04:34:38 UTC ]
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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-01-27 09:49:55 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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French independent bookshops increased their sales by 7.1% last year, despite a 1.3% drop in December because of continuing yellow vest social protests and the start of transport and other strikes against national pension reform on 5th December, according to the Booksellers Observatory. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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