The owners of Greenlight Bookstore, which has two Brooklyn locations, came forward this week to take responsibility for “negative experiences of Black customers and employees in our stores” with a commitment to improving. In an open letter published Wednesday, co-owners Rebecca Fitting and Jessica Stockton-Bagnulo acknowledged that Black customers and employees have felt unwelcome and […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-10 16:24:01 UTC ]
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New stores open in Illinois, New York and Kentucky; North Carolina bookstore sold to long-time employees; Paris's bookstore on a barge; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kinokuniya expands to Austin; B&N opens a restaurant; New York's last Yiddish bookstore; the Seattle store that inspired a backpack empire; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dallas celeb discusses new bookstore; South Dakota indie store for sale; Shanghai pop-up to host author events in sixty days; Amazon leaving Stony Brook University; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LGBTQ store opens in Mississippi; Politics & Prose to expand; a Virginia bookstore gets a facelift; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers in Florida and Houston reported various kinds of impacts from Irma and Harvey. One bookseller reported increased sales, while another said she it not sure if she will be able to rebuild her store that was completely demolished. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wm. B Eerdmans, the independent religion publisher based in Grand Rapids, Mich., is closing its longstanding bookstore next month and will focus on its publishing program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon may have spent the past two decades pulling bookstore shoppers to its business online, but with a new storefront in California's East Bay, the retail giant is hoping to lure them back to a brick-and-mortar store. Amazon Books is in the final stages of preparing for its opening tomorrow... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jacaranda Books founder Valerie Brandes has been named one of the 100 most influential black Britons. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Putting customer needs at the heart of your thinking, and letting that drive the change, and pace of change, in your business is the number one lesson for an academic publisher as it navigates the digital transition, according to Brian A Napack, the newly appointed president and c.e.o. of John... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Illinois store for sale; the Missouri indie thriving under new management; Providence's Paper Nautilus reopens; a Miami bookseller turned movie producer; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New stores to open in Kentucky and Indiana; celebrating the Hudson Valley's book community; Baghdad's most famous female bookseller; Handselling tips from a bookselling legend; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ABA board nominations are open; Alabama store changes name; California booksellers help kids affected by wildfires; stores to close in Hawaii and Newfoundland; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What would you like to see happen next in the library ebook market? Take the ReadersFirst survey and have your voice heard. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Changes for Canada's Authors for Indies Day; the Dallas indie crowdsourcing seed money; life at a used bookstore in Austin; the Portuguese store that inspired Hogwarts; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstores open in New York and Louisiana; San Francisco store seeks funds to buy a building; Powell's celebrated in photos; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New bookstores planned for New Jersey and Texas; a DC bookstore shows solidarity with a store in Mexico City; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ithaca residents try to save a beloved indie; new store opening in Florida; Foyles to offer book subscriptions; B&N planning concept store for Texas; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales in August were $1.39 billion, down from $1.56 billion a year ago, marking a 10.9% decline. Sales for the first eight months of the year were down 2.5%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At a time when American comics and graphic novels have never been more popular, the way these works are purchased is being transformed by a new wave of consumers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brand says it ‘missed mark’ after being accused of racism in campaign promoting body lotionDove has apologised after publishing an advert on its Facebook page which showed a black woman turning into a white woman. The brand was accused of racism over the online advertising campaign and it later... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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