Coronavirus Response: Spain’s Publishing Industry Mobilizes Bookstore Support

Asking consumers to remember what booksellers mean to them, Spain's publishing industry associations roll out a campaign to reopen book retailers. The post Coronavirus Response: Spain’s Publishing Industry Mobilizes Bookstore Support appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-04 13:07:04 UTC ]

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The London Bookstore Just Named the Most Popular in the Entire World

The most popular bookstore in the world, an aspirational lifetime reading plan, and more of the day's top book news. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Greenlight Bookstore Ratifies New Union Contract

Union employees at Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn have ratified a new contract that guarantees annual pay raises and provides more benefits that are designed to reduce turnover and reward skills developed on the job. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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First Day Sales Lift Barnes & Noble Education

Revenue rose 2.1% in the third quarter at B&NE, with the college bookstore turning a net loss last year into a profit in the most recent period. Still, long term profitability remains elusive. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Slovakia’s Publishers Surprised by a VAT Reduction on Books

Facing publishing industry backlash, Slovakia's government reversed its 23-percent book VAT hike, instead slashing it to 5 percent. The post Slovakia’s Publishers Surprised by a VAT Reduction on Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2025-03-11 19:42:53 UTC ]
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‘Something magical is happening’: sales boom for children’s comics creating young readers of the future

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Remember This

The young woman—young, though nearly forty—stood with her head bent slightly toward the window of McNally Jackson bookstore on Prince Street. She had stopped mid-stride, was on her way somewhere—was, in fact, late—and to see her father’s image in a bookstore window was not anymore such a new... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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The Things We Learned in the Fire: On the Destruction (and Rebirth) of a Bookstore

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Lit Hub Daily: February 26, 2025

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Writer quits Society of Authors over union’s ‘betrayal’ of Jerusalem bookshop raided by Israeli police

Matthew Teller, whose books include Nine Quarters of Jerusalem, said the society’s response to the event which saw two leading booksellers detained was ‘an abject failure’A writer has left the Society of Authors (SoA) in protest after the UK’s largest writers’ body made a statement on a recent... Continue reading at The Guardian

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The Magic of Finding Yourself in “The In-Between Bookstore”

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An Industry Expert Forecasts Book Sales in 2025

An industry analyst on book sales trends to watch this year, plus Barbara Kingsolver builds a rehab center, bookstore weddings, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

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WI2025: Adult Authors to Meet

This year’s authors range from debut stars to award-winning industry regulars, writing books in a range of categories and all certain to fly off bookstore shelves. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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My advice to male writers struggling to get published? Toughen up – and embrace poverty | Van Badham

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Barnes & Noble will open 60 new bookstores in 2025, breaking last year’s record as bookstore revival ramps up

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With the AI Revolution Underway, Copyright Law Must Evolve

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