CALIBA Creates Community for BIPOC Bookstores

The California Independent Booksellers Alliance has established the Mosaic Community, a new group for BIPOC store owners and booksellers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-20 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Freemasons award £40k grant to create 'touch and see' book clubs

The Masonic Charitable Foundation, a charity funded by the Freemasons, has awarded £40,000 to help organise tactile and audio-based "Touch to See" book clubs for older blind and partially-sighted people across the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Create PDF, HTML, ePUB and MOBI eBooks with AsciidocFX

AsciidocFX is a cross-platform open-source markup editor for building PDF, HTML, ePUB and MOBI ebooks, documents, slides and more. It’s not the easiest package to use, but could still have a lot of appeal for anyone creating academic, technical or scientific documents. Getting started is simple.... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: August 3, 2016

A New York campus preps for a downtown bookstore; a collegiate-themed restaurant and bookstore in Pennsylvania merge; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Warsaw’s Publishers Mount Their Own Bookstore Chain in Poland

Answering the dominance of two bookstore chains' 400+ locations, Polish publishers create BookBook, their own chain, banking on 'the unique atmosphere of our bookstores.' The post Warsaw’s Publishers Mount Their Own Bookstore Chain in Poland appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: August 1, 2016

The Bronx gets closer to having a winning store; customers petition to keep a bookstore landmark in D.C.; stores open in New Jersey and Arkansans; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New libraries minister stresses community action

New libraries minister Rob Wilson has said his existing role as minister for civil society "overlaps" with his new libraries brief, both in the aim of encouraging volunteering and community action and in developing new governance models including mutuals, trusts and co-operatives. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: July 28, 2016

A calligrapher tries her hand at bookselling; a bookseller preps to run her town; two U.S. cities land on a list of the most bookstore-heavy places in the world; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH hunts for writers from 'under-represented' communities

Penguin Random House UK has launched a nationwide campaign to find, mentor and publish new writers from communities under-represented on the UK’s bookshelves. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: July 25, 2016

A Minnesota mall buys a bookstore; stores in Arizona and North Carolina relocate; the world's oldest LGBT bookstore is reinvigorated; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bookstore News: July 21, 2016

Rhode Island gets a bookstore bar; BAM's used book concept spreads to two more states; National Coloring Day prep begins; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Washington Post Takes Matters Into Its Own Hands, Creates Newsletter Platform

Sensing an opportunity to reduce its reliance on third-party providers, The Washington Post has created a platform for email newsletters that is available for sale as part of its Arc suite of editorial and technology products.Newsletters are a big focus in digital publishing, where homepage... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Wallpaper the Country With Books’: Mexico’s Gandhi Bookstores

One of the nation’s largest, Mexico's bookstore chain named for Mahatma Gandhi increasingly depends on non-book sales to stay ahead, according to the company’s marketing manager. The post ‘Wallpaper the Country With Books’: Mexico’s Gandhi Bookstores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: July 20, 2016

A liquor store transitions to a bookstore in Minnesota; a feminist shop makes a comeback in Canada; a minimum wage hike hits a California store; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: July 18, 2016

A filmmaker sets the scene for a new bookstore in rural North Carolina; a mystery writer gets a bookstore of his own in Georgia; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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May Bookstore Sales Rose 3.1%

Bookstore sales cooled slightly in May, but spending still rose for the fifth straight month this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: July 14, 2016

Two bookstores--a mobile one and a bricks-and-mortar--prep to open in Kansas; a Pennsylvania store partners up; an Iowa shop goes on the block; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Pokémon Game Takes Bookstores By Storm

The sudden popularity of the smartphone video game Pokémon Go is sending people into bookstores and, in some cases, driving up sales at those stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Inkshares Publishes First Indie Bookstore Title

One year after Inkshares, which uses crowdfunding to determine what to publish, began courting indies, it is publishing its first bookstore-generated title, an anthology from Boston's Papercuts J.P. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: July 12, 2016

B&N College finds the beauty in bookselling; Amazon primes a new pickup location at University of Illinois; the world’s oldest LGBT bookstore looks for funding; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: July 11, 2016

BAM launches a fundraiser for West Virginia libraries; a break-in sets back an Asheville bookstore; a San Francisco institution turns 40; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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