When e-readers like the Amazon Kindle burst onto the scene, they were predicted to bring about the death of the print book — and maybe the independent bookstore too. But publishing sales data and on the ground observations from booksellers indicate that neither prediction has come true. Continue reading at 'CBC'
[ CBC | 2023-12-17 09:00:00 UTC ]
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, June 8, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2025-06-04 13:00:00 UTC ]
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In December 2013, not long after the publication of Mike Tyson’s autobiography, The Wall Street Journal asked him—along with forty‑nine other distinguished writers, academics, artists, politicians, and CEOs—to name their favorite books of the year. Among Tyson’s selections was a Kindle book,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2025-06-04 08:59:47 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, June 1, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2025-05-28 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, May 25, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2025-05-21 13:00:00 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, May 18, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2025-05-14 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's lackluster response to scheduling its book sale around Independent Bookstore Day, Broadway is making big bucks, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2025-05-08 15:45:00 UTC ]
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The books that won 2025 Pulitzer Prizes, the Edgar Awards (and its dearth of representation), a new way to purchase Kindle books, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2025-05-06 15:30:00 UTC ]
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More than 1,600 independent bookstores across the United States celebrated Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 26, and children’s books were a hot item along with reads for their parents, who swarmed indies in unprecedented numbers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, May 4, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2025-04-30 13:00:00 UTC ]
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At the more than 1,600 indie bookstores that participated in Independent Bookstore Day 2025, five titles in particular—a mix of new releases and backlist, nonfiction and fiction—consistently flew off the shelves. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon "oops sorry" all over indie bookstore day, a really scary proposed Texas law, and more of the day's book news. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2025-04-28 15:15:00 UTC ]
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More than 1,600 indie bookstores across the country celebrated this year’s Independent Bookstore Day, reporting strong sales and high turnout overall despite Amazon’s coinciding book sale. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Tomorrow, Saturday 4/26, is Independent Bookstore Day! And while every day can and should be Independent Bookstore Day (stop buying books from Amazon, stop linking to books on Amazon, stop posting the Amazon sales and the B&N sales on your social media), it’s nice that we have a dedicated... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2025-04-25 14:00:29 UTC ]
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I was going to write something else for today’s column, something complain-y but righteous that would allow me to get some stuff off my chest and maybe even get some rage clicks. Shit is bad. But I’m so tired. Maybe you are too. So why don’t we celebrate something nice that’s coming up instead,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2025-04-24 08:58:00 UTC ]
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The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, April 27, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2025-04-23 13:00:01 UTC ]
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The first quarter of 2025 has some softer numbers than the same period last year, partly because of a ‘late Easter’ on this year’s calendar. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Adult Fiction Leads US Print Fiction Sales in Q1 drop of 1 percent in the United States’ market’s... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2025-04-21 20:47:29 UTC ]
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