Bookstore News: April 26, 2016

A poetry bookshop begins changing hands, while a new store gets ready to open in Massachusetts. B&N to open in downtown Hartford in 2017. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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News Briefs: Week of December 8, 2014

In S&S reorg, Perl rises and Hirschhorn leaves and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taking a cue from nightclubs, 24-hour bookstores boom in Taiwan: Could they work in the US?

Western booksellers might want to take a page from a Taiwan-based chain's nightclub-like approach to book retailing. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thanksgiving weekend was kind to some independent bookstores (+video)

Overall, Black Friday sales are said to have dropped this year, but some independent bookstores reported strong sales on Friday and Saturday of the holiday weekend, even as they celebrated the Indies First bookstore initiative. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thanksgiving weekend was kind to some independent bookstores

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Integrating Libraries and Bookstores: In Theory

Deborah Emin, publisher of Sullivan Street Press, offers a theoretical plan for saving bookstores and making libraries more robust. The post Integrating Libraries and Bookstores: In Theory appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of December 1, 2014

HC to provide books for JetBlue’s Content Hub and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To survive in the U.S., Chinese bookstores evolve way beyond books

At World Books on Atlantic Boulevard, Lily Li picks up the phone to transact one of her first sales of the day. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies First: What's happening at a bookstore near you?

Indies First, in which authors appear at independent bookstores and sometimes work as booksellers, will be happening again this year on Small Business Saturday. Take a look at who's signed up. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Sites Top List of Slowest-Loading Web Pages

Our fragmented attention spans are so fickle that if something doesn't grab us in the first few seconds, we're likely to turn away. Research by Web performance monitoring company Catchpoint Systems suggests that news sites may be in trouble because publishers are putting too many assets on... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of November 24, 2014

Hachette agrees to buy Black Dog & Leventhal and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will Rebekah Brooks really replace Robert Thomson as News Corp's CEO?

Website speculates on changes at Rupert Murdoch’s publishing company Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cider Monday returns to bookstores this December

Last year, various independent bookstores celebrated Cider Monday as a fun twist on the online retailing bonanza Cyber Monday. This year, some bookstores say they'll be bringing it back. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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September Bookstore Sales Fell 6.4%

Bookstore sales fell 6.4% in September compared to September 2013, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of November 17, 2014

HBG sales fell 18% in third quarter and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, November 12, 2014

Nominations for small publishers awards are closing; more awards and honors; new app brings the liturgy to Catholics on their phones; 100,000 have joined Max Lucado's Prayer Challenge. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of November 10, 2014

Open Road dodges $1 million bullet and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German news publishers want Google to rip their content after all

At some point, we've all said no to an offer of help before realizing that some help would actually be rather useful. It's a situation that German news publisher Axel Springer has found itself in after spending months lobbying Google to stop indexing... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp's Thomson talks of online progress at the Times and Sun

But he doesn't provide any figures to back up his positive claims about subscriber totalsThe Times "is delivering both volume and higher revenue per subscriber", says the News Corp chief executive and former Times editor Robert Thomson.He added: "Digital, which already accounts for nearly... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Greek Bookstore Chain Eleftheroudakis Emerges from Crisis

Despite a tough economy in Greece, family-owned bookstore chain Eleftheroudakis has restructured and is optimistic about its future business model. The post Greek Bookstore Chain Eleftheroudakis Emerges from Crisis appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Webcast: Comics: Breaking the Mold in Bookstores and Libraries

Join PW Graphic Novel Reviews editor Heidi MacDonald, Thursday November 13 at 1:00 pm on the PW webcast, in conversation with comics publishers from Animal Media, Dark Horse and Viz Media, about the changing readership of comics and graphic novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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