Writing for Bloomberg.com, Virginia Postrel has a counterintuitive suggestion for publishers, Barnes & Noble and tech-savvy retail entrepreneurs: embrace showrooming. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With fewer than 1,000 stores in the UK, a number of online initiatives are aiming to help shoppers find their way back to local independent bookshopsThe rise of online retailers and ebooks have had a devastating impact on the UK’s independent bookshops. According to the Booksellers Association,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The last remaining chain bookstore in Washington D.C. is closing, meaning — at least in one American city — the independent bookstores have won. The post Washington, D.C: The City Without a Chain Bookstore appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Japan, the HMV and Tower Records brands live on, with HMV opening a new flagship bookstore in Tokyo's Shibuya neighborhood. The post HMV Opens Dazzling New Flagship Bookstore in Tokyo appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Assouline Publishing is set to open an exclusive standalone bookstore in a new French restaurant and bakery in Houston, Texas. The post Assouline to Open Bookstore in a Houston Bakery appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 41-year-old Charis Books and More bookstore, one of approximately a dozen remaining feminist bookstores in the U.S., has put its building up for sale. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egyptian bookstore chain ALEF has opened a shop in London with the aim of “empowering and spreading Arabic literature around the globe." The post Egypt’s ALEF Bookstore Chain Opens Shop in London appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Several months after buying Shakespeare & Co, Dane Neller, cofounder of the company that makes the Espresso book machine, is busy transforming the store with an eye toward national expansion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Reynolds, general book buyer at the Colgate University Bookstore, talks about some of the titles she is currently selling, what she expects will be popular for holiday giving, and several early 2016 releases she’s looking forward to. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Books vice president Jennifer Cast discusses Amazon's strategy for its first physical bookstore, where a mix of data and user reviews decides the inventory. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twenty years after Amazon.com famously upended the brick-and-mortar book business, the e-commerce giant is going to open a physical bookstore of its own. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2015-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Tuesday, Amazon, the largest bookseller in the world, did something it has never done: it sold a book to a customer face-to-face. Despite appearances Amazon Books, the company's first branded retail storefront, is a far cry from the bookstore as we know it. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The six-year-old bookstore in the borough's Fort Greene neighborhood is branching out with a 2,100 sq. ft. location in nearby Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The tech giant that pioneered online bookselling is going old school. Amazon unveiled its first bricks-and-mortar bookstore, Amazon Books, in Seattle’s upscale University Village shopping mall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Considered the bane of many brick-and-mortar bookshops, Amazon.com is ironically entering the business with a physical bookstore it is opening in Seattle on Tuesday. The online retailer sees the store that it is opening in University Village as a physical extension of its online business. The... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookseller Michael Evans sees great possibilities ahead for historic Lexington Market and Baltimore's west side, where his family has built a business over three decades.While other independent bookstores have shut down and even big chains have struggled to stay relevant in an age of ebooks,... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2015-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rather than compete with mega-etailers, used booksellers are finding success by partnering with them and selling through their websites. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales declined to $1.55 billion in August, a 4.0% drop from $1.62 billion in August 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For years, Michael Seidenberg had sold books from his Upper East Side apartment, but received an eviction notice in July. Literary New York mourned – but recently the shop has shown new signs of lifeThis past Independence Day, several dozen bookish New Yorkers eschewed the fireworks and chose,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here's a reversal pretty much nobody saw coming: What used to be regarded as one of the most skippable forms of advertising -- custom content -- is now being held up by many in the industry as the thing that just might save advertising from all manner of ad-avoidance behavior, including ad... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles expands its 'Bookshop of the Future' concept beyond London with the opening of its new 'physical meets digital' bookstore in Birmingham. The post Foyles Opens New “Digital” Bookstore in Birmingham appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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