Greek Bookstore Chain Eleftheroudakis Emerges from Crisis

Despite a tough economy in Greece, family-owned bookstore chain Eleftheroudakis has restructured and is optimistic about its future business model. The post Greek Bookstore Chain Eleftheroudakis Emerges from Crisis appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Lucy Yu Is Redefining What A Bookstore Can Be

Yu & Me Books, located in the heart of Manhattan's Chinatown, has become a literary haven for immigrant authors and writers of color. Continue reading at HuffPost

[ HuffPost | 2024-10-21 15:07:34 UTC ]
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La Revo Books Is the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association's 2024 Bookstore of the Year

Two sisters, Barbara Cerda and Valeria Cerda, the co-owners of La Revo Books, a pop-up bookstore in Milwaukee, were named MIBA's booksellers of the year for 202. The two founded La Revo in 2021 to sell Spanish-language literature. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers Step Up to Help Bookstores Hit by Hurricane Helene

While the Book Industry Charitable Foundation continues to raise funding to help Southeastern booksellers at need, the Southern Indie Booksellers Alliance and booksellers across the South are rallying to assist. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Women & Children First Named Inaugural Great Lakes Bookstore of the Year

The feminist bookstore, founded in 1979, has been named the Great Lakes Bookstore of the Year by the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association. It is the inaugural recipient of the award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bigoted Bookselling: When the Nazis Opened a Propaganda Bookstore in Los Angeles

In the first half of the twentieth century, radical bookstores took many forms and often served as part of larger, multichannel campaigns. Nazis, as well as Communists and Socialists, organized festivals and parades, dances and concerts, and schools and camps to disseminate critiques of American... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-21 08:56:24 UTC ]
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550 Stores Participated in 2024 Bookstore Romance Day

Bookstore Romance Day, held last Saturday, has grown to include 550 bookstores, up from 150 stores when it was founded in 2019. It now offers online events and giveaways from Libro.fm, in addition to in-store promotions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Australia’s Booktopia Sold to Local Camera Store Chain

Booktopia, the Australian online bookseller, which went into voluntary receivership in July, has been sold to camera store chain DigiDirect. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New Bookstore Aims to Help Readers Cope With Burnout

5 to 9 Books, a new online-only bookstore run through Bookshop.org and Libro.fm, aims to help burned out professionals and new retirees cope with the stresses of life by introducing them to new hobbies and feeding their passions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The coolest bookstore bars in America.

The bookstore bar aspires to combine two beloved things: wine and stacks. Though people have been pairing vittles and pages as long as either have existed, the retail trend has taken off in recent years. As Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner reported in Eater this week, the book bar creates “a third... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-16 17:01:25 UTC ]
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5 New Books About Bookstores

A slate of recent books about bookselling extolls the manifold virtues of bookshops, which serve as community pillars, literary salons, political entities, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Italy: A New Ubik Bookstore on Sicily’s Island of Ortigia

The Ubik bookstore in Syracuse's Ortigia district has reopened under new management ahead of Italy 's guest of honor turn at Frankfurt. The post Italy: A New Ubik Bookstore on Sicily’s Island of Ortigia appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-07 15:14:55 UTC ]
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UK: Spiracle Opens ‘Audiobook in a Card’ for Bookstores

London's Spiracle co-publishes independent houses' audiobooks and sells them to bookstore consumers using in-store cards with QR codes. The post UK: Spiracle Opens ‘Audiobook in a Card’ for Bookstores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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What to read this weekend: Existential sci-fi, a repair manual for the climate crisis, EC Comics resurrected

New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention. Toward Eternity by Anton Hur Toward Eternity does not waste any time in getting to the drama. The novel by Anton Hur begins in the not-so-far-off future, and opens with a moment of crisis: a patient in a nanotherapy... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-08-03 18:30:58 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble’s Purchase of Indie Bookstore Approved by Court

What do you think of Barnes & Noble's plans surrounding the future of the Tattered Cover? Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-07-31 18:23:52 UTC ]
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Why your local indie bookstore might not have Hillbilly Elegy in stock this week (or ever).

Last week, shortly after the announcement that JD Vance would be joining the Republican ticket, I was working my bookstore gig at The Golden Notebook when a woman came in and asked me if we had any copies of Hillbilly Elegy. I took a glance at the inventory, told her we did not, and started to […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-25 18:51:59 UTC ]
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Always Here Bookstore Shows Up for LGBTQ Readers

Always Here Bookstore, a pop-up in Portland, Ore., aims to be a literary oasis for queer, trans, Latinx, and neurodivergent people of all ages. While they search for a bricks-and-mortar home, co-owners Rafael Hart and John Hart want Always Here to be a go-to source for books with LGBTQ authors... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH's Annette Danek-Akey to Head B&N Supply Chain

Danek-Akey will leave her position as chief supply chain officer at Penguin Random House at the end of August to help with Barnes & Noble's expansion of its retail footprint. With her departure, Jeff Abraham has been promoted to COO of PRH US. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Is TikTok Saving Print Books and Bookstores?

Print book sales and store traffic are on the rise. Plus: Book Riot's best books of 2024, adaptation news, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-07-10 15:00:00 UTC ]
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Romance Bookstores Increase Tenfold in Two Years

Have you heard? Romance is booming online and IRL. Print sales surge with the help of teens and social media. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-07-09 15:00:00 UTC ]
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New York City's fiscal crisis that never was

Ten months ago, Mayor Eric Adams warned of the need for “painful” cuts to the city’s budget, affecting everything from early education to trash pickup. He spoke of a looming fiscal crisis spurred by the cost of caring for tens of thousands of migrants flooding the city from the Texas... Continue reading at Crains New York

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