Despite Turmoil, Charlottesville Indie Vows to Serve Community

Charlottesville's New Dominion Books is determined to continue to serve its community after a weekend of political protests, counter-protests, and a woman's death on the street outside the store. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Smart, cool … and in print: how indy mags became all the rage

Whether you’re a ‘free spirit’ or one of the ‘gentlefolk’, there’s a new and handsome journal for youIt started as a rebellious trend: a stylish stand against the march of technology and the fast pace of the digital age. But now the vast range of independent magazines on offer in Britain is... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What It's Like To Be an Indie Bookseller Who Just Published Her Debut Novel

Lillian Li, author of 'Number One Chinese Restaurant' and a bookseller at Ann Arbor's Literati bookstore, on indie bookstores, authors, and how important they are for each other. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Watkins gives indies early release date for foraging title

Watkins Media is launching a campaign for independent bookshops for its upcoming title Foraging With Kids by Adele Nozedar. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Behind the Counter at America’s Smallest Indie Bookstores

A small shop on sleepy Main Street with books warmly displayed from floor to ceiling. That's indie bookselling for you, right? Hardly. The realities of day-to-day business are vastly more complex and challenging. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie bookshops to promote Kat Wolfe Investigates this summer

The BA Children’s Bookselling Group has revealed Lauren St. John’s Kat Wolfe Investigates (Macmillan Children's) as its next Independent Booksellers Children’s Book of the Season for Summer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Templar launches indie bookshop window competition

Independent bookshops can win £500 and a visit from Jonny Duddle via a new window display competition, organised by Templar Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dispatches From IMAG: Print, Data and the Power of Brand Offer Hope to the Indies

[caption id="attachment_126697" align="alignright" width="290"] Hayley Romer, The Atlantic's CRO and Publisher[/caption] Optimism reverberated through the Petite Ballroom in Boston’s Taj Hotel last week at the MPA’s 2018 IMAG conference, and it was palpable. This was my first time attending the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Scholarly Publishing Community Remembers Elsevier's Karen Hunter

The Week in Libraries, June 15, 2018: The scholarly publishing community mourns Elsevier's Karen Hunter; The EU will vote next week on a controversial change to copyright law; Net neutrality sunsets, but the fight goes on. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eighteen indies shortlisted for Pan Mac Innovation Award

Pan Macmillan has unveiled the regional shortlists for its Independent Bookshop Innovation Award, launched in February as part of Macmillan’s 175th anniversary celebrations. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Catherine Doyle | 'The Middle-Grade community is very supportive . . . I hope they don’t mind me sneaking in'

The irish writer weaves real nautical history with fantastical elements in her first novel for the Middle-Grade readership. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Community Writing Sites Draw Hollywood Attention

In their search for material, producers are forging new relationships with online platforms. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2018: Camron Wright Owes It All to Indie Booksellers

Warning: Other authors may not want to read this story because it will make them want to tear their hair out. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comcast vows to bid on Fox, dashing nerds' hopes for Marvel crossovers

Comcast has announced it may step in with its own bid to acquire 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets, potentially blocking a deal that Disney had already announced it had agreed to go through with to the tune of $50-plus billion.There is one cohort in particular that stands to be the biggest... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Focus: Renewal and rediscovery with 'First Reformed,' 'Book Club' and 'Cold Water'

Hello! I'm Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. The newsletter team is back from vacation as our Cannes team has been hard at work covering this year’s festival. Justin Chang has been writing daily diaries, capturing first-look... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones abandons ‘indie branding’ in Edinburgh following outcry

Waterstones has U-turned on its decision to brand a new branch in Edinburgh "Stockbridge Books", following an outcry from a nearby independent bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Bookstores Find New Love for Romance Books

Politics and Prose and Harvard Book Store both have newly minted sections for romance books, signs of growing interest in a genre that indie booksellers have traditionally paid little attention to. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AI experts vow to boycott new subscription journal from NPG

Springer Nature, which places a strong emphasis on its Open Access and Open Research publishing, has been forced to defend its position after researchers in the Artificial Intelligence field vowed to boycott a new journal which is not being published OA. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BISG Annual Meeting Focuses on Returns, POD, Indie Retail, Millennials

In a series of panels held at its annual meeting in New York City, the Book Industry Study Group looked at the biggest issues facing the publishing supply chain today, including returns, POD technology, and millennial consumers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook publishes its internal Community Standards guidelines and introduces appeals process

Facebook faces lots of criticisms and questions, and while much of this is focused on privacy and security, there are also lots of queries about what is permitted on the platform. To help users to understand what's allowed and what's not, the company has published its Community Standards for... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2018-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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