Care Packages Help Bookstores Amid Covid-19 Closures

Two West Coast booksellers have found success with custom care packages during Covid-19 closures, shipping books, gifts, and cards to customers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: August 29, 2017

New bookstores opening in Alaska and Michigan; Florida bookstore to close; why Japan lacks bookstores; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: August 25, 2017

A new bookstore readies to open in upstate New York; Orlando indie to close; Oakland bookstore changes ownership; Portugal's chic new bookstore; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Indie Bookstore Set to Open in Queens

Kew & Willow Books, which was formed by three former B&N coworkers and financed through a Kickstarter campaign, is scheduled to open in late September in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of the New York City borough. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: August 23, 2017

New bookstores for Texas and Missouri; Amazon's bricks-and-mortar bookselling lessons; Hawaii's booming book business; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: August 22, 2017

New bookstore opens in Memphis; store planned for Maine; The Strand's secrets; the Cairo bookstore that delivers; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstores Are Booming. Bookselling As a Second Career Is Too.

A number of the nation's newest bookmongers have either transitioned out of highly lucrative careers or intend to do so. These are their stories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: August 18, 2017

Plans solidify around new Queens, N.Y. bookstore; Maine gets a new bookstore; Pennsylvania indie to open a second location; Toronto is home to a Harry Potter-themed store; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: August 16, 2017

San Antonio's new bookstore; Wisconsin used bookstore is for sale; an Indian mobile store seeks support; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore Sales Had Small Six-Month Gain

Bookstore sales increased 0.2% in the first half of 2017 over the comparable period in 2016, hitting $5.06 billion, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: August 11, 2017

Andover Books to relocate; the bookstore inspired by Jeff-Kinney; a Seattle store goes on the block; the California store taking on Iranian censors; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: August 8, 2017

Nashville gets a new bookstore; promoting bookstores as "places of ideas"; a Nevada store under threat of closing; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Texas Indie Bookstore Day Deemed a Success

The first Texas Independent Bookstore Day set sales records at one Houston bookstore and was deemed a success at others across the state. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unison seeking legal advice over Derby library closures

Trade union Unison is challenging Derby City Council's decision to stop running 10 libraries. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: August 4, 2017

Washington D.C. to get a new bookstore; New Jersey store opens; Seattle's arty new literary destination; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Texas Indie Bookstore Day, Lone Star Booksellers Try Self Promotion

Texas Independent Bookstore Day, set to launch on Saturday, will feature booksellers throughout the state, with stores in Houston, Austin and Dallas participating. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstores and libraries are the most popular ways to get books

Nearly 400,000 New Zealanders did not read a book in 2016, according to a Book Council survey. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hard to Find book store in Auckland faces closure

A popular bookshop which has served up worlds of imagination to young and old for more than 30 years is facing a crisis. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of mind, body, spirit books boom in UK amid 'mindfulness mega-trend'

While fewer titles are selling in other genres, reading that offers a path to spiritual growth has risen 13% in 2017The UK’s “mindfulness mega-trend” shows no sign of running out of breath, with sales of “mind, body, spirit” books booming, against a background of slowing sales elsewhere on the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: July 31, 2017

An indie opens in Pennsylvania; a Hawaii bookstore changes scenery; poetry for Planned Parenthood; the bookseller on the Booker longlist; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore News: July 25, 2017

An Italian bookstore pops-up in San Francisco; Iran opens a massive book garden; a Berlin bookstore closes after protests; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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