Children's Booksellers Expand Horizons at SCIBA 2018

At this year's Southern California Independent Booksellers Association fall trade show, held on the weekend of October 20–21, children's programs and conversations focused on ways to expand bookselling beyond the four walls of a bookstore. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Stephen Colbert's children's book tops the bestseller list

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UK bookseller Waterstones to start selling Kindles

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