Boston Art Installation Doubles as Spanish-Language Bookstore

An art installation in Boston highlights what's missing in American book culture. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With This Machine, You Can Print Your Own Books at the Local Bookstore

The Espresso Book Machine means that booksellers can publish and sell an enormous number of titles. But can they make the finances work? Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book readers are buying plenty – but not in bookstores

The new study by Book Industry Study Group says ebook consumers are buying more books – both print and electronic – but they’re buying mostly online and via in-app purchasing. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WBD hopes to double token take-up

The director of World Book Day has said she hopes to double the number of tokens redeemed this... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deadline close for Art category preview

The deadline for The Bookseller's next Art, Architecture and Photography category preview is... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore Sales Slipped in 2011

Bookstore sales fell 0.8% in 2011, the slowest rate of decline since bookstore sales peaked at $17.18 billion in 2007, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Since 2007, bookstore sales declined a total of 9.6%. The modest drop in 2011 comes with one big caveat—December... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld sees double, takes fiction chart top spots

Transworld titles earn pride of place in both the Mass-market and Original Fiction charts this... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple Tweaks iBook Language: Your Content Is Your Content

A couple weeks after introducing its new iBooks Author app, Apple has clarified legal language about what happens to the books users create with the software. Apple continues to insist that users can only sell electronic books in the iBook format via its iTunes store. But it makes it clear that... Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2012-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tablet and E-book reader Ownership Nearly Double Over the Holiday Gift-Giving Period

The share of adults in the United States who own tablet computers nearly doubled from 10% to 19% between mid-December and early January and the same surge in growth also applied to ebook readers, which also jumped from 10% to 19% over the same time ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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African-American Indie Bookstores: Hanging Tough

In business for a total of 122 years, four well-known African-American–owned bookstores—Eso Won (22 years); Hue-Man (10 years); Marcus Book Stores (52 years); and the Shrine of the Black Madonna Cultural Center & Bookstore (37 years)—are no strangers to economic ups and downs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Art Check: Timekeeping for Aesthetes

To kick off the new year, Flammarion (and their distributor, Rizzoli) shares some captivating images from the forthcoming volume The Mastery of Time, an illustrated history by Dominique Flechon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ACE appoints new executive director, arts

Arts Council England has appointed Simon Mellor, currently the general director of the Manchester... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arts specialist Search Press sees turnover soar

Arts and crafts specialist Search Press has reported a turnover of £6.4m in its financial... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper in Deal with IPS for Christian Bookstore Distribution

Beginning January 1, HarperCollins will be using Ingram Publisher Services/Spring Arbor as its exclusive distributor to the Christian market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Double jubilee titles for Anova

Anova Books has signed two deals for books marking the Queen's diamond jubilee next year,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whiting takes double history for L,B

Little, Brown non-fiction publishing director Tim Whiting has sealed two "strong" deals... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin's ebook sales double

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 03/11/2011 - 09:55 Penguin's ebook sales have more than doubled in the first nine months of 2011, as parent Pearson reported an increase in total sales of 3% and operating profit of 13%. Total sales at Penguin for the nine months to 30th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is There a Bookstore of the Future?

At the New England Independent Booksellers Association annual fall conference earlier this month, booksellers and publishers grappled not just with the question of what bricks-and-mortar bookstores will look like in the future, but how long they will continue to exist. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstores Drop Comics After Amazon Deal With DC

Jim Lee, co-publisher of DC Entertainment, showcases the graphic novel "Superman: Earth One" on the Kindle Fire. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2011-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Spirit of St. Louis Bookstores

What a difference nine months can make. St. Louis, Mo.’s booksellers are feeling a confidence and optimism these days that didn’t exist in February, when four independent booksellers—Left Bank Books, Subterranean Books, Pudd’nhead Books, and Main Street Books—formed the St. Louis Independent... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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English-language ebooks in global surge

Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Wed, 12/10/2011 - 13:41 English-language ebooks in non-traditional markets have become big business but publishers need to throw off the shackles of established business models to fully exploit the global marketplace. These were the messages greeting... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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